Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
Parliament 16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September)
Incumbents President – Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September) Kenan Evren (from 12 September) Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September) Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September) Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September) Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)
Cabinet 43rd government of Turkey (up to 12 September) 44th government of Turkey (from 21 September)
Events
January 2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.
February 2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.
April 18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.
May 25 May – Trabzonspor wins the championship
July 1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community. 19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.
August 5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France. 6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.
September 12 September – 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
October 11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947) 15 October – NSP chairman Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic. 27 October – Work begins on a new constitution. 30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.
Births 1 January – Nurcan Çelik, footballer (d. 2026) 4 February – Gündüz Gürol Azer, footballer 7 March – Murat Boz, singer and actor 12 April – Arda Kural, actor 16 June – Nehir Erdoğan, actress 29 September – Ümit Şamiloğlu, artistic gymnast 14 October – Cansu Dere, actress
Deaths 11 April – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (born 1935), TV producer (assassinated) 18 May – Gündüz Kılıç (born 1918), football coach 21 June – Feridun Cemal Erkin (born 1899), diplomat and politician 19 July – Nihat Erim (born 1912), former prime minister (33rd and 34th government of Turkey, assassinated) 22 July – Kemal Türkler (born 1926), trade union leader (assassinated) 27 June – Ahmet Muhip Dıranas (born 1909), poet and author 30 November – Orhan Eyüpoğlu (born 1918), politician
Gallery
See also Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 1979–80 1.Lig
References