Events in the year 1981 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 301–304
Incumbents President – Kenan Evren Prime Minister – Bülent Ulusu
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – (Technocrat government)
Cabinet 44th government of Turkey
Events
January 17 January – Cargo ship Deniz Sönmez sinks near Crete, resulting in 32 fatalities.
March 4 March – Two Turkish diplomats assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
May 13 May – Assassination attempt on John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Ağca 24 May – Trabzonspor won the championship of the Turkish football league
July 27 July – Turkey elects state artists for the first time.
October 16 October – NSC dissolves all political parties. 23 October – Consultative Assembly inaugurated.
November 3 November – 3 November – Former prime minister Bülent Ecevit receives prison sentence for making political statements. 30 November – Ministry of Culture merges with the Ministry of Tourism.
Births 10 January – Mert Fırat, actor 17 February – Songül Öden 34 March – Aysun Kayacı, model 27 October – Volkan Demirel, footballer 20 November – İbrahim Toraman, footballer
Deaths 4 March – Reşat Moralı and Tecelli Arı (assassinated) 18 March – Cahide Sonku (born in 1919), artist 27 April – Münir Nurettin Selçuk, singer 18 May – Fuat Sirmen (born in 1899), former speaker of the parliament 26 December – Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (born in 1903), former prime minister (29th government of Turkey)
Gallery
See also 1980–81 1.Lig Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
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