Events in the year 1959 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 140–142
Parliament 11th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Celal Bayar Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Democrat Party (DP) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 23rd government of Turkey
Events 11 February – Zürich Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue 17 February – Turkish Airlines aircraft SEC crashed in London. Prime minister Adnan Menderes survived 18 February – London Agreement concerning the Cyprus issue 1 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in Uşak 4 May – Opposition leader İsmet İnönü got attacked in Istanbul (Topkapı event). 14 June – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league 27 September – Kasım Gülek, the secretary general of CHP resigned
Births 12 February – Ercan Akbay, writer, painter and musician 26 February – Ahmet Davutoğlu, prime minister 1 April – Banu Alkan, actress 7 April – Ali Sürmeli, actor 10 April – Ikram Dinçer, politician 22 April – Musa Uzunlar, actor 24 April – Eren Keskin, activist 3 May – Tuğba Çetin (Ahu Tuğba), actress 15 July – Bergen Sarılmışer, singer 27 November – Gani Müjde scriptwriter 23 December – Demet Akbağ, theatre actress
Deaths 10 January – Şükrü Kaya (aged 76), former government minister (5th – 9th government of Turkey) 14 march – Faik Ahmet Barutçu (aged 63), former deputy prime minister (17th government of Turkey) 16 September – Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan, Islamic scholar 24 October – Osman Nihat Akın, composer
Gallery
See also 1959 Milli Lig
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