Events in the year 1978 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 274–282
Parliament 16th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Fahri Korutürk Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January) Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January) Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January) Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January) Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January) Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)
Cabinet 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January) 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)
Events 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara. 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon. 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul. 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship. 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter. 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival. 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack. 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey. 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.
Births 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model 8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress
Deaths 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), academic and journalist 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer 22 October – Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu (aged 78), politician
Gallery
See also List of Turkish films of 1978 Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 1977–78 1.Lig
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