• Source: 1962 in Turkey

      • Events in the year 1962 in Turkey.


      Parliament


      12th Parliament of Turkey


      Incumbents


      President – Cemal Gürsel
      Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
      Leader of the opposition
      Ekrem Alican (up to 25 June)
      Ragıp Gümüşpala (from 25 June)


      Ruling party and the main opposition


      Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 25 June with Justice Party (AP), and then with New Turkey Party (YTP) and Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP)
      Main opposition
      New Turkey Party (YTP) (up tp 25 June)
      Justice Party (AP) (from 25 June)


      Cabinet


      26th government of Turkey (up to 25 June)
      27th government of Turkey (from 25 June)


      Events


      22 February – Coup attempt led by Colonel Talat Aydemir fails.
      22 May – Crisis in the government concerning amnesty law
      27 May – First Nuclear (test) reactor of Turkey in Küçükçekmece, a suburb of Istanbul
      15 June – When most of CKMP members voted to participate in the new government, Osman Bölükbaşı, the chairman of the Party, resigns and founds another party Nation Party (MP)
      16 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
      26 August – U.S. vice president Lyndon B. Johnson visits Turkey.


      Births


      20 February – Hatice Aslan, theatre actress
      3 April – Taner Yıldız, politician
      7 July – Sırrı Süreyya Önder, film director and politician
      12 September – Sunay Akın, journalist and TV host
      14 September Nihat Ergün, politician


      Deaths


      24 January – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (aged 61), novelist
      22 March – Hüsrev Gerede (aged 78), retired officier, diplomat and politician
      27 August – Reşit Süreyya Gürsey (aged 73), MD, scientist and poet
      14 September – Fuat Bulca (aged 81), retired officer and politician


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      See also


      1961–62 Milli Lig


      References

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