Events in the year 1970 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 214–218
Parliament 14th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Cevdet Sunay Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 31st government of Turkey (up to 6 March 1970) 32nd government of Turkey (from 6 March 1970)
Events 26 January – Necmettin Erbakan founds National Order Party. 31 January – Pro-Islamic National Order Party formed. 27 March – Gediz earthquake 31 May – Fenerbahçe wins the Turkish championship.Mackolik site 15–16 June – Martial law proclaimed after demonstrations in Istanbul and Kocaeli. 22 July – Turkey signs an agreement with the European Community. 9 August – Devaluation 15 October – Aeroflot Flight 244 hijacked from the Soviet Union to Trabzon 25 October – Census (population 35,666,549) 18 December – A group of former Justice Party members form the Democratic Party.
Births 14 January – Fazıl Say, musician 21 March – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American youtuber 14 April – Emre Altuğ, singer and actor 3 July – Aşkın Nur Yengi, singer 1 August Sibel Can, singer 10 October Şafak Sezer, actor
Deaths 14 January – Asım Gündüz (aged 90), general 11 February – Tahsin Yazıcı (aged 79), general, Korean War veteran 3 June – Orhan Kemal (aged 55), born Mehmet Reşat Öğütçü, novelist 29 November – Irfan Orga (aged 62), airman and author
Gallery
See also 1969–70 1.Lig List of Turkish films of 1970
References