1974 in Turkey

Events in the year 1974 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

Naim Talu (to 26 January 1974)

Bülent Ecevit (26 January–17 November 1974)

Sadi Irmak (from 17 November 1974)

Ruling party: Republican People's Party (CHP); coalition partner National Salvation Party (MSP) (26 January–17 November 1974)
Main opposition: Justice Party (AP) (26 January–17 November 1974)

26 January – Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes
3 March – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes near Paris with 346 fatalities.
10 March – Gürdal Duyars sculpture Güzel İstanbul is erected on Karaköy Square.
18 March – Gürdal Duyars sculpture Güzel İstanbul is removed from Karaköy Square.
26 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.^[2]
22 June – Socialist Labor Party of Turkey formed.^[3]
15 July – 1974 Cypriot coup d'état.^[3]
20 July – Turkish Armed Forces invade Cyprus.^[3]
31 July – Ceasefire on Cyprus.^[3]
14 August – Turkish military activities resume on Cyprus as Geneva peace talks fail.^[3]
9 September – Keban Dam becomes operational.

^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 240–250
^ "Türkiye Süper Lig 1973/1974, İddaa, Puan Durumu, Fikstür & Maç Sonuçları". www.mackolik.com (in Turkish).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.