Events in the year 1968 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 200–206
Parliament 13th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Cevdet Sunay Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 30th government of Turkey
Events 15 January – Gulf of İzmit froze 8 March – 22 passengers died in a bus accident near Bolvadin 17 March – 33 passengers died in a bus accident near Istanbul 26 May – Fenerbahçe is the champion of the Turkish football leagueMackolik page 2 June – Senate 1/3 elections (AP 38 seats, CHP 13 seats, MP 1 seat, GP 1 seat) 3 September – The Bartın earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24–29 deaths and 200 injuries 17 June and the following days – Widespread university demonstrations 25–30 October – French President Charles de Gaulle visits Turkey. 22 November – First heart transplantations in Turkey (Ankara) 31 December – TRT 1 First television broadcast
Births 23 February – İlhan Cihaner, politician and lawyer 1 July – Emine Ayna, politician 5 June – Şebnem Dönmez, actress 17 July – Derya Arbaş Berti (Derya Arbaş), actress 11 August – Özlem Çerçioğlu, mayor of Aydın 30 October – Merve Kavakçı, politician 3 December – Aylin Nazlıaka, politician
Deaths 10 January – Ali Fuat Cebesoy (born 1882), former general 9 March – Haşim İşcan (born 1898), mayor of Istanbul 2 September – Sabiha Sertel, female journalist 11 October – Selim Sarper (born 1899) former minister of foreign affairs
Gallery
See also 1967–68 1.Lig Turkey at the 1968 Summer Olympics Turkey at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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