• Thumbnail for 1980 Turkish coup d'état
    The 1980 Turkish coup d'état (Turkish: 12 Eylül Darbesi, lit. 'September 12 coup d'état'), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was...
    44 KB (5,095 words) - 20:26, 11 May 2024
  • Events in the year 1980 in Turkey. 16th Parliament of Turkey (up to 12 September) President – Fahri Korutürk (up to 6 April) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting...
    5 KB (415 words) - 00:49, 12 October 2023
  • violence lessened for a while after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état until the Kurdish-Turkish conflict erupted in 1984. Democrat Party, which was the representative...
    26 KB (2,753 words) - 21:13, 5 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Turkey
    Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe....
    321 KB (28,661 words) - 03:43, 16 May 2024
  • The 1980 Turkish presidential election refers to the unsuccessful elections to choose the country's seventh president, to succeed Fahri Korutürk. The first...
    2 KB (196 words) - 21:44, 3 June 2023
  • legislative authority after the seizure of the country's government by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. It consisted of Chief of General Staff General Kenan Evren...
    3 KB (188 words) - 02:24, 24 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Provinces of Turkey
    Regions of Turkey Districts of Turkey Villages of Turkey Metropolitan centers in Turkey "İllerin aldığı, verdiği göç, net göç ve net göç hızı, 1980-2018" [Provincial...
    29 KB (555 words) - 01:43, 13 April 2024
  • Turkish coup d'état. Removed from office due to ill health. Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Past presidents, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey....
    15 KB (158 words) - 09:52, 15 May 2024
  • The Golden Turkey Awards is a 1980 book by film critic Michael Medved and his brother Harry. The book awards "Golden Turkey Awards" to films judged by...
    13 KB (1,641 words) - 12:08, 23 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Economy of Turkey
    Turkey is a founding member of the OECD and G20. The country's economy ranked as the 18th-largest in the world and 8th-largest in Europe by nominal GDP...
    106 KB (9,511 words) - 12:28, 16 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Islam in Turkey
    the most practiced religion in Turkey. As much as 90% of the population follows the Sunni Madhab of Islam. Most Turkish Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi...
    58 KB (5,622 words) - 11:50, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1980
    Former Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim is killed by two gunmen in Istanbul, Turkey. July 19–August 3 – The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow,...
    36 KB (3,801 words) - 16:39, 25 April 2024
  • Party (Turkey) Communist Party of Turkey – Revolutionary Wing, 1980 Communist Labour Party of Turkey, 1980 Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Turkey), 1994...
    1 KB (208 words) - 22:39, 31 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Human rights in Turkey
    Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of international law treaties, which take precedence over domestic legislation, according to Article...
    157 KB (15,288 words) - 10:36, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Elections in Turkey
    Elections in Turkey are held for six functions of government: presidential elections (national), parliamentary elections (national), municipality mayors...
    18 KB (1,147 words) - 21:49, 11 April 2024
  • Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The country was represented by Ajda Pekkan with the song "Pet'r Oil" written by Şanar Yurdatapan...
    4 KB (180 words) - 09:44, 16 May 2024
  • Statistics of Turkish First Football League in season 1980/1981. It was contested by 16 teams, and Trabzonspor won the championship. 1981–82 European Cup...
    10 KB (91 words) - 02:39, 6 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Demographics of Turkey
    Demographic features of the population of Turkey include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
    174 KB (4,423 words) - 13:36, 15 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Women in Turkey
    rights in Turkey, including the right to vote and the right to run for officelocally in 1930 (nationwide in 1934). Article 10 of the Turkish Constitution...
    102 KB (11,342 words) - 04:07, 13 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Greeks in Turkey
    The Greeks in Turkey (Turkish: Rumlar) constitute a small population of Greek and Greek-speaking Eastern Orthodox Christians who mostly live in Istanbul...
    61 KB (6,881 words) - 11:10, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
    protect itself, thus becoming more involved in the fighting between leftist and rightist groups in Turkey (1978–1980). During this time, the right-wing Grey...
    256 KB (23,400 words) - 18:49, 12 May 2024
  • The outcome (in %) of the Turkish local elections after 1980 is shown below. (In 1981 all parties were closed by the military rule. For local elections...
    3 KB (219 words) - 16:57, 12 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for Education in Turkey
    Education in Turkey is governed by a national system which was established in accordance with the Atatürk's Reforms. It is a state-supervised system designed...
    55 KB (7,148 words) - 18:13, 15 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pornography in Turkey
    Pornography in Turkey has been produced since the 1970s. In fact, Turkey remains just one of two Middle Eastern countries (or Middle Eastern adjacent countries)...
    5 KB (514 words) - 22:56, 22 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tea in Turkey
    (Turkish: çay pronounced [tʃaj]) is a popular drink throughout Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. Turkey has the highest per capita tea consumption in the...
    23 KB (2,653 words) - 09:27, 9 April 2024
  • The outcome (in %) of the Turkish local elections before 1980 (1963-1977) is shown below. (In 1981 all parties were closed by the military rule. For the...
    2 KB (158 words) - 20:52, 30 May 2023
  • Thumbnail for Kurds in Turkey
    were banned in any language by the Turkish government, though "Kurdish" was allowed in census reports. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish...
    74 KB (7,534 words) - 19:20, 5 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Turkey ham
    Around January 1980, the American Meat Institute tried to ban use of the term "turkey ham" for products that are composed solely of turkey and contain no...
    8 KB (774 words) - 12:13, 15 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cansu Dere
    Cansu Dere (category 1980 births)
    Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000. Her mother...
    6 KB (410 words) - 21:47, 14 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Prime Minister of Turkey
    resulted in a fractured political system, causing many short-lived coalition governments to be formed until 1980. In the aftermath of the 1980 Turkish coup...
    14 KB (729 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2024