Events in the year 1995 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 446–462
Parliament 19th Parliament of Turkey (up to 24 December) 20th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Süleyman Demirel Prime Minister – Tansu Çiller Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP) Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)
Cabinet 50th government of Turkey (up to 5 October) 51st government of Turkey (5 October – 30 October) 52nd government of Turkey (from 30 October)
Events 4 January – Two parties with the same background, namely Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) and Republican People's Party (CHP) decided to merge. 12 February – Although SHP was the bigger partner, Erdal İnönü, the former leader of SHP proposed that the fusion should be in CHP. 12 February – Because of dense smog, schools were temporarily closed in İstanbul. 18 February – SHP merged with the CHP and Hikmet Çetin was elected as the caretaker leader of CHP. 12/13 March – Gazi Quarter riots in İstanbul 20 March – Operation Steel launched against Kurdish separatists 11 April – Tansu Çiller started irrigation through the Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels 21 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football leagueMackolik page 12 June – 22 soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists in Tunceli Province 7 July – Operation against Kurdish separatists around the Iraq border 25 July – Gold exchange market was opened 29 August – Flood in Rize; 10 deaths 7 September – Militants killed 9 workers in Hatay Province 15 September – Clash between government forces and militants in Diyarbakır Province 1 October – Earthquake in Dinar, Afyonkarahisar; 90 deaths 9 September – Deniz Baykal was elected as the new president of CHP 19 September – Tansu Çiller and Deniz Baykal could not agree on the coalition protocol and the 50th government dissolved (but continued up to the formation of the new government) 13 October – Tansu Çiller’s 2nd government (founded on 5 October) lost a vote of confidence 5 November – Tansu Çiller’s 3rd government (founded on 30 October, with their coalition partner CHP) received the vote of confidence 13 December – Customs Union with European Union 24 December – General elections :Welfare Party 158 seats, ANAP 132 seats, DYP 135 seats, DSP 76 seats, CHP 49 seats
Deaths 11 January – Onat Kutlar (born 1936), writer 15 January – Sadi Eldem (born 1910), diplomat 18 March – Sadri Alışık (born 1925), actor 25 March – Belgin Doruk (born 1936), actress 6 July – Aziz Nesin (born 1915), writer humorist 10 July – Mehmet Ali Aybar (born 1908), politician 27 July – Melih Esenbel (born 1915), diplomat 1 September – Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata (born 1911), politician and lawyer 27 September – Baha Akşit (born 1914), politician 8 November – Mükerrem Sarol (born 1909), physician and politician
Gallery
See also 1994-95 1.Lig Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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