1983 in Turkey

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Events in the year 1983 in Turkey.^[1]

• 17th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 November)

• President – Kenan Evren
• Prime Minister –

Bülent Ulusu (up to 13 December)

Turgut Özal (from 13 December)

• Leader of the opposition – Necdet Calp (from 13 December)

• Ruling party

(Technocrat government) (up to 13 December)

Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 13 December)

• Main opposition – People’s Party (HP) (from 13 December)

44th government of Turkey (up to 13 December)

45th government of Turkey (from 13 December)

• 16 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 158, catches fire, resulting in 45 deaths.
• 28 January – Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe considers expulsion of Turkey because of alleged human rights violations.^[2]

• 2 March – Free trade zones created in Aliağa, Antalya and Yumurtalık.
• 7 March – Mining accident in Zonguldak results in 79 deaths.
• 9 March – Turkish diplomat Galip Balkar was assassinated by Armenian terrorists.

• 24 April – Ban on political activities lifted.^[2]

• 4 May – Doğu Perinçek is sentenced to 12 years in prison.^[2]
• 16 May – Nationalist Democracy Party founded.^[2]
• 19 May – Populist Party formed.^[2]
• 20 May – Turgut Özal forms Motherland Party.^[2]
• 20 May – Great Turkey Party founded.^[2]
• 26 May – Social Democracy Party (SODEP) was founded
• 29 May – Professor Erdal İnönü founds Social Democracy Party.^[2]
• 31 May – Military administration closes down Grand the Turkey Party.^[2]

• 1 June – BTP closed by the military rulers. Süleyman Demirel, former prime minister as well as other politicians of the former Justice Party and Republican People's Party were arrested
• 23 June – True Path Party founded.^[2]

• 5 July – 1983 Biga earthquake
• 7 July – National Security Council vetoes 30 founders of True Path Party.^[2]
• 14 July – Turkish diplomat Dursun Aksoy assassinated by Armenian terrorists.
• 15 July – Armenian terrorists bomb the Turkish Airlines check-in counter in Paris, resulting in 7 deaths.

• 24 August – Motherland Party receives permission to participate in 6 November elections.^[2]
• 24 August – TPP and SDP are disqualified from taking part in the elections.^[2]

• 30 October 1983 Erzurum earthquake with the moment magnitude of 6.6 results in 1,342 deaths.

• 2 November – First successful kidney transplantation in Istanbul.
• 6 November – MP wins elections by majority.^[2]
• 15 November – Turkey recognizes Northern Cyprus.^[2]

• 13 December – First civilian government after the coup of 1980.
• 18 December – Erdal İnönü replaces Cezmi Kartay as the chairman of SODEP.

• 16 June – Naz Elmas, actress
• 29 August – Saadet Aksoy, actress
• 10 October – Tolga Zengin, footballer
• 29 October – Nurcan Taylan, weight lifter
• 9 December – Neslihan Demir volleyball player

• 8 January – Hüseyin Alp (born 1935), basketball player
• 19 January – Muhittin Taylan, (born 1910) chief of constitutional court and one time candidate of presidency
• 9 March – Galip Balkar (born 1836), ambassador (assassinated)
• 24 May – Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (born 1904), poet
• 28 May – Çiğdem Talu (born 1939), music lyricist
• 2 September – Feri Cansel (born 1944), actress (killed)
• 10 October – Salise Abanozoğlu (born 1904), teacher and politician^[3]
• 9 November – Rüştü Erdelhun (born 1894), army general

• 
  Kenan Evren
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  Turgut Özal
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  Süleyman Demirel
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  Saadet Aksoy
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  Tolga Zengin
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  Neslihan Demir

• Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
• 1982–83 1.Lig