1964 in Turkey

Parliament

• 12th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Cemal Gürsel
• Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
• Leader of the opposition

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People’s Party with Independents
• Main opposition – Justice Party

  Cabinet

• 28th government of Turkey

  Events

• 15 January – 31 January London Conference over the issue Cyprus
• 16 March – The government was authorized by the parliament for intervention to Cyprus
• 31 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.
• 4 June – US president Lyndon Johnson’s letter to İsmet İnönü concerning Cyprus issue
• 7 June – Senate 1/3 by elections
• 8 August – After Greek forces attacked Turkish positions in St Hilarion heights in Cyprus, Turkish air forces bombed Greek positions
• 6 October - 1964 Manyas earthquake
• 29 November – Süleyman Demirel was elected as the chairman of the Justice Party
• 1 December – According to the Ankara Agreement, preparatory term for European Union membership began.

  Births

• 23 March – Okan Bayülgen, shoıwman and actor
• 6 July – Sadullah Ergin, former government minister
• 22 September – Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, Vali
• 7 October – Yavuz Bingöl, singer
• 10 October – Suat Atalık, chess player
• 14 October – Neşe Erberk, model, business women
• 21 October – Levent Yüksel, singer
• 12 November – Semih Saygıner, professional carom billiards player
• 4 December – Sertap Erener, singer

  Deaths

• 9 January – Halide Edip Adıvar, novelist and a leader of Turkish women’s rights
• 3 June – Kazım Orbay retired general who participated in the Turkisah War of Independence
• 5 June – Ragıp Gümüşpala chairman of the Justice Party
• 16 July – Rauf Orbay, a former prime minister of the provisional Government of the Grand National Assembly
• 25 November – Naci Tınaz, retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence

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