Events in the year 1990 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 377–387
Parliament 18th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Turgut Özal Prime Minister – Yıldırım Akbulut Leader of the opposition – Erdal İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP) Main opposition – Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)
Cabinet 47th government of Turkey
Events
January 12 January – Pegasus Airlines, low-cost carrier founded.
May 1 May – May Day events result in 1,100 arrests. 17 May – Democratic Center Party of Bedrettin Dalan established. 20 May – Beşiktaş wins the championshipMackolik page
June 4 June – Turkish United Communist Party founded. 7 June – People's Toiling Party founded.
August 8 August – In the aftermath of the Invasion of Kuwait, Turkey closes the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean.
September 18 September – Turkey and the United States extend their Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement.
October 21 October – Census (population 56,473,005)
November 19 November – Turkey reduces its conventional forces in Europe as the Cold War draws to a close.
December 3 December – Chief of general staff General Necip Torumtay resigns. 5 December – Parliament votes to establish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission. 19 December – Government asks NATO for military assistance along the border with Iraq.
Births 14 February – Sefa Yılmaz, footballer 17 March – Merve Aydın, middle-distance runner 3 May – Burcu Ayhan, high jumper 16 July – Büşra Cansu, volleyball player 21 November – Bülent Uzun, footballer
Deaths 9 January – Cemal Süreya (born in 1931), poet 31 January – Muammer Aksoy (born in 1917), academic (assassinated) 7 March – Çetin Emeç (born in 1935), journalist (assassinated) 20 August – Ayla Dikmen (born in 1944), singer 4 September – Turan Dursun (born in 1934), author, theologist (assassinated) 6 October – Bahriye Üçok (born 1919), academic, politician (assassinated) 3 November – Kenan Erim (born in 1929), archaeologist 11 November – Sadi Irmak (born in 1904), MD and prime minister (38th government of Turkey) 24 November – Bülent Arel (born in 1919), musician (electronic)
Gallery
See also 1989–90 1.Lig Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990
References