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2016 in Turkey

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2016
in
Turkey

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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Ceremonies street, the bomb attack in Ankara. An attack by a suicide bomber.

March

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  • 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper.
  • 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.[6]
  • 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.

April

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May

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June

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July

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View of Osman Gazi Bridge
15 July failed coup d'état attempt democracy protests, Kızılay Square.

August

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October

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Deaths

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January

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  • January 2 – Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, Turkish soldier (born 1928)
  • January 3 – Halis Toprak, a Turkish businessman
  • January 4 – Sedat Üründül, Turkish businessman
  • January 5 – Önol Şakar, Turkish politician
  • January 7 – Remzi Evren, Turkish cinematographer
  • January 14 – Şefik Döğen, Turkish actor
  • January 21 – Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman (born 1960)
  • January 22 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)

February

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  • February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of TÜBİTAK (born 1942)

April

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May

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July

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  • July 7 – Turgay Şeren, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932)
  • July 15 – Nevzat Yalçıntaş, economist, academic and politician (born 1933)
  • July 25 – Halil İnalcık, Turkish historian, history professor (born 1916)

August

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  • August 23 – İsrafil Köse, Turkish actress (born 1970)
  • August 29 – Vedat Türkali, Turkish writer (born 1919)
  • August 30 – Naşide Göktürk, Turkish composer, writer and commentator (born 1965)

September

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  • September 8 – Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, 55. Minister of Transport of the Turkish Government (born 1955)
  • September 16 – Tarık Akan, Turkish cinema and serial player (born 1949)

October

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  • October 12 – Kemal Unakıtan – Turkish politician (born 1946)
  • October 20 – Altemur Kılıç – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1924)
  • October 26 – Nail Güreli – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1932)

November

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  • November 2 – Korkut Özal, Turkish politician (born 1929)
  • November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931)
  • November 2 – Mete Akyol, Turkish journalist (born 1935)
  • November 30 – Erdal Tosun – Turkish actor (born 1963)

December

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December 18 – Süleyman Yalçın – physician and conservative thinker (born 1926)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "At least 10 dead in Istanbul suicide blast blamed on ISIL". 9news.com. 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district". BBC. 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Explosion rocks central Istanbul square". Sky News. Reuters. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Turkey police headquarters hit by fatal car bomb attack". The Guardian. 14 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul". 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Turkey explosion: Ankara car bomb kills at least 32". BBC. 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Turkey bans Istanbul gay pride due to 'security fears'".
  8. ^ "Istanbul authorities ban transgender and gay pride marches". TheGuardian.com. 17 June 2016.
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