1985 in Turkey

Centuries:	20th; 21st;
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Events in the year 1985 in Turkey.

Parliament

17th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

Necdet Calp (up to 27 June)

Aydın Güven Gürkan (from 27 June)

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP)
Main opposition

People’s Party (HP) (up to 3 November)

Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) (from 3 November)

Cabinet

45th government of Turkey

Events

January

1 January – Value added tax (KDV) introduced.

February

13 February – National Salvation Party leaders are acquitted.
26 February – Tarık Akan's Pehlivan wins honorable mention in 35th Berlin International Film Festival.

July

9 July – State visit of Helmut Kohl, chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany.

October

20 October – Census (population 50,664,45)

November

3 November – Populist Party and Social Democracy Party merge to form Social Democratic Populist Party.
7 November – Heavy rainfall in Istanbul
14 November – Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, founds Democratic Left Party (DSP).
18 November – Rahşan Ecevit elected as the chairperson of Democratic Left Party (DSP).

Births

12 March – Binnaz Uslu, middle distance runner
13 March – Taner Sağır, weightlifter
23 April – Emrah Keskin, singer and winner of Türkstar
17 August – Sema Apak, short distance runner
5 November – Pınar Saka, sprinter

Deaths

20 September – Ruhi Su (born in 1912), folk singer
7 October – Cemal Reşit Rey (born in 1904), composer
24 November – Sinan Alaağaç (born 1960), footballer (goalkeeper)
29 November – Afet İnan (born in 1908), academic (Atatürk's adoptive daughter)

Gallery

Kenan Evren
Turgut Özal
Binnaz Uslu
Ruhi Su

References

↑ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, Istanbul, 1998, pp. 326–334
1 2 3 4 5 Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
↑ Mackolik page

[1] Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, Istanbul, 1998, pp. 326–334

[hep-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.

[3] Mackolik page

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1985 in Turkey

Parliament

Incumbents

Ruling party and the main opposition

Cabinet

Events

January

February

March

April

June

July

October

November

Births

Deaths

Gallery

See also

References