1966 in Turkey

Events in the year 1966 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament[]

Cemal Gürsel (up to 28 March)

Cevdet Sunay (from 28 March)

3 January – First pipeline of Turkey between Batman and İskenderun
26 March – A report by a medical board stating that the president Cemal Gürsel, a victim of paralysis was unable to resume his work. (This eventually led to the election of Cevdet Sunay as the president.)
29 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of Turkish football league.^[2]
5 June – Turkish Senate 1/3 by elections
28 June – 504 Turks in Erenköy enclave, Cyprus, sieged by Greek forces were evacuated.
8 July – President Cevdet Sunay pardons former president Celal Bayar.^[3]
19 August – The 6.8 M_w  Varto earthquake shook the Muş Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394 and injuring up to 1,500.
17 September – Unity Party was founded
8 December – 65 soldiers in died because of an accident.

^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 189–193
^ [1]
^ Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.

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