The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.
Incumbents President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu (until 24 May), Binali Yıldırım (from 24 May) Speaker: İsmail Kahraman
Events Purges in Turkey (2016–present), 16 July 2016–current Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), 24 July 2015–current Turkey–ISIL conflict, 11 May 2013–current
January 12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A suicide bomber was reported to be responsible. 14 January – PKK rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar, Diyarbakır, killing five people and injuring another 39. 27 January – .istanbul and .ist begin to be used as domain names on the Internet. 30 January – Bakırköy; Picasso's previously stolen painting "Naked Woman Scanning" is recovered by police in Istanbul.
February
17 February – 28 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.
March 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper. 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara. 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.
April 10 April – Vodafone Arena was opened. 23 - 30 October – the international exhibition organization Expo 2016 was held in Antalya.
May 1 May – May 2016 Gaziantep bombing
June 7 June – A bomb attack occurs in Istanbul's Fatih district by ISIS. 17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in Istanbul. 28 June – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack by ISIS.
July
1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service. 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt 19 July – Turkey has made a formal request to the U.S. for the extradition of Gülen movement leader Fethullah Gülen. August 24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with Jarabulus under the code name "Operation Euphrates Shield". The region was cleared by ISIS and handed over to the Syrian National Army. 27 August – Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened to service. 29 August – The Loud House (Gürültü Ailesi) subsequently premieres on Nickelodeon HD CEE.
October 5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul.
Deaths January January 2 – Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, Turkish soldier (born 1928) January 3 – Halis Toprak, a Turkish businessman January 4 – Sedat Üründül, Turkish businessman January 5 – Önol Şakar, Turkish politician January 7 – Remzi Evren, Turkish cinematographer January 14 – Şefik Döğen, Turkish actor January 21 – Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman (born 1960) January 22 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)
February February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of TÜBİTAK (born 1942)
April April 20 – Attila Özdemiroğlu, Turkish composer and singer (born 1943)
May May 15 – Oya Aydoğan, Turkish cinematographer (d 1957)
July July 7 – Turgay Şeren, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932) July 15 – Nevzat Yalçıntaş, economist, academic and politician (born 1933) July 25 – Halil İnalcık, Turkish historian, history professor (born 1916)
August August 23 – İsrafil Köse, Turkish actress (born 1970) August 29 – Vedat Türkali, Turkish writer (born 1919) August 30 – Naşide Göktürk, Turkish composer, writer and commentator (born 1965)
September September 8 – Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, 55. Minister of Transport of the Turkish Government (born 1955) September 16 – Tarık Akan, Turkish cinema and serial player (born 1949)
October October 12 – Kemal Unakıtan – Turkish politician (born 1946) October 20 – Altemur Kılıç – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1924) October 26 – Nail Güreli – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1932)
November November 2 – Korkut Özal, Turkish politician (born 1929) November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931) November 2 – Mete Akyol, Turkish journalist (born 1935) November 30 – Erdal Tosun – Turkish actor (born 1963)
December December 18 – Süleyman Yalçın – physician and conservative thinker (born 1926)
See also 2016 in Turkish television List of Turkish films of 2016
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