1997 in Turkey

Parliament

• 20th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Süleyman Demirel
• Prime Minister –
• Leader of the opposition –

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party
• Main opposition

  Cabinet

• 54th government of Turkey
• 55th government of Turkey

  Events

• 8 January – Democrat Turkey Party was founded by Hüsamettin Cindoruk.
• 11 January – Prime minister Necmettin Erbakan invited religious order leaders to his Office. This invitation caused political unrest
• 24 January – Sabotage to Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
• 2 February – Beginning of a civil disobedience action 1 minute darkness for a continuous light by turning off the lights every night for 1 minute
• 28 February – In a meeting of National Security Council the military members of the council asked for a secular administration
• 23 April – On children’s day, Tansu Çiller, the vice prime minister, announced that the compulsory education was raised from 5 years to 8 years
• 15 May – Turkey enters northern Iraq with the stated aim of "supporting KDP actions against the PKK."
• 16 May – Yaşar Kemal won Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
• 22 May – Four male and six female Turkish weightlifters won the gold medal in 1997 European Weightlifting Championships
• 25 May – Galatasaray won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 21 June – Upon Necmettin Erbakan’s resignation, the president appointed Mesut Yılmaz to form the new government.
• 25 October – Bus accident in Konya Province 49 deaths
• 14 December – At the Luxembourg summit, the European Union decided to continue negotiations with Turkey

  Death

• 4 April – Alparslan Türkeş, politician
• 4 May – Esin Engin, musician
• 20 June – Cahit Külebi, poet
• 26 August – Füreya Koral, ceramist
• 26 December – Cahit Arf, mathematician

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