1961 in Turkey

Parliament

• 12th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Cemal Gürsel
• Prime Minister
• Leader of the opposition – Ekrem Alican

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People’s Party and coalition partner
• Main opposition – New Turkey Party

  Cabinet

• 24th government of Turkey
• 25th government of Turkey
• 26th government of Turkey

  Events

• 6 January – constituent assembly
• 1 April – The ban on political activities was lifted
• 3 June – Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.
• 9 July – Referendum on the new Turkish constitution
• 15 September – Verdicts pronounced
• 16/17 September – Executions of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Minister of Finance Hasan Polatkan
• 15 October – General elections
• 26 October – Cemal Gürsel was elected as the new president. Fahri Özdilek was appointed as the acting prime minister.
• 20 November - Civilian government

  Births

• 1 January – Edibe Sözen, politician
• 31 January – Fatih Kısaparmak, singer and songwriter
• 3 May – Leyla Zana, politician
• 15 June – Gülten Kışanak, politician
• 1 July – Birgül Ayman Güler, politician
• 17 December – Ersun Yanal, football coach

  Deaths

• 8 January – Yaşar Doğu, wrestler
• 26 February – Hasan Ali Yücel, writer and former minister of National education
• 16 June – Peyami Safa, writer and journalist
• 16 September – Hasan Polatkan, former minister of Finance
• 16 September – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, former minister of Foreign Affairs
• 17 September – Adnan Menderes, former prime minister
• 19 September – Şemsettin Günaltay, former prime minister

  Gallery