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Events in the year 1980 in Turkey.[1]

Parliament

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Incumbents

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Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April)
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting, 6 April – 12 September)
Kenan Evren (from 12 September)
Süleyman Demirel (up to 12 September)
Bülent Ulusu (from 20 September)
Bülent Ecevit (up to 12 September)

Ruling party and the main opposition

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  • Ruling party
Justice Party (AP) (up to 12 September)
  • Main opposition
Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 12 September)

Cabinet

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Events

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January

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  • 2 January – Military leaders issue a warning letter about terrorism.[2]

February

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  • 2 February – DİSK initiates a general strike.[2]

April

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  • 18 April – Turkey signs a nuclear nonproliferation accord.[2]

May

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July

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  • 1 July – Turkey signs an association agreement with the European Community.[2]
  • 19 July – Former Premier Nihat Erim killed by terrorists.[2]

August

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  • 5 August – Hazal by Ali Özgentürk wins the Grand Prix in France.
  • 6 August – Armenian terrorists attack the Turkish Consulate in Lyon.

September

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  • 12 September – 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[2]
  • 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

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  • 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.[2]
  • 27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
  • 30 October – Bülent Ecevit resigns from CHP for its passivity during the coup.

Births

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Deaths

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  • İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
    İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
  • Kenan Evren
    Kenan Evren
  • Süleyman Demirel
    Süleyman Demirel
  • Bülent Ecevit
    Bülent Ecevit
  • Sibel Kekilli
    Sibel Kekilli
  • Nihat Erim
    Nihat Erim

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 292–300
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1979/1980, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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