Events in the year 1954 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 124–128
Parliament 9th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 May) 10th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Celal Bayar Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Democrat Party (DP) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 20th government of Turkey (up to 17 May) 21st government of Turkey (from 17 May)
Establishments Refik Restaurant is established by Refik Arslan.
Events 27 January – Village Institutes were closed 27 January – Nation Party (MP) was closed 25 April – Mersin Harbor groundbreaking 2 may – General election, winner takes all system (DP 404, CHP 30, CMP 5 and Independents 7) 30 May – Kırşehir Province which voted for Republican Nation Party (CMP) was abolished by the government 14 June – Sakarya and Adıyaman Provinces were founded 20 July – Nevşehir Province was founded 26 November – Fire in the historical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
Births 26 February – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president 17 may – Belkis Akkale, singer 19 May – Nükhet Duru, singer 5 June – Haluk Bilginer, actor 21 June – Nur Sürer, actress 12 September – Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, actress 13 September – Serra Yılmaz, actress 17 September – Gülsin Onay, concert pianist 5 December – Gülşen Bubikoğlu, actress 31 December – Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, leader of the Great Union Party
Deaths 11 May – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, writer 23 March – Nakiye Elgün, one of the first female MPs in 1935 23 June – Salih Omurtak, former chief of staff 4 September – Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, retired general
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