Events in the year 1957 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 134–136
Parliament 10th Parliament of Turkey (up to 1 Nov) 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 22nd government of Turkey (up to 25 December) 23rd government of Turkey (from 25 December)
Events 24–25 April – 1957 Fethiye earthquakes 26 May - 1957 Abant earthquake 30 June – Ministry of Industry was established 2 July – Osman Bölükbaşı, the chairman of Republican Nation Party was arrested 25 September – Operation Deep Water, a big NATO exercise around Çanakkale. 27 October – General elections (DP 419 seats, CHP 173 seats CMP 4 seats, HP 4 seats) 20 October – Yarımburgaz train disaster, the worst train accident with 95 dead and 150 wounded people 25 November – Ministry of Tourism was established 28 November – Liberty Party (HP) was merged to Republican People's Party (CHP)
Births 8 February, Mehmet Ali Erbil, showman and actor 26 April – Bedri Baykam, painter 1 August – Sırrı Sakık, politician 17 September – Nurten Yılmaz, Austrian politician 23 September – Tunch Ilkin, footballer and broadcaster (died 2021) 28 October – Ahmet Kaya, singer (died 2000) 4 November – Zerrin Özer, singer 18 November – Ali Nesin, mathematician
Deaths 17 May – Nurullah Ataç (born in 1898), essayist and literary critic 1 October – Abdülhalik Renda (born in 1881), former government minister and the speaker of Parliament 13 November – Nuri Demirağ (born in 1886), industrialist and the founder of National Development Party 9 December – Ali İhsan Sabis (born in 1882), retired general 17 December – Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın (born in 1875), journalist, writer
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