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Events in the year 1955 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 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

• 21st government of Turkey (up to 9 December)
• 22nd government of Turkey (from 9 December)

Events

• 24 January – Mine accident in Zonguldak

19 February – Agreement between Turkey and Greece on the rehabilitation of the River Meriç.

• 24 February – CENTO agreement
• 15 April – Fuat Köprülü one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) resigned from the government
• 22 May – Polemics in the parliament
• 16 July – The magnitude 6.8 Soke–Aydin earthquake shook the Aydın Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing severe damage and four deaths.
• 6/7 September – Unchecked demonstrations in Istanbul and the other big cities against Greeks. Martial law in three cities.
• 15 October – A crisis in the ruling party about the right to prove in press. Nine MPs were expelled from the party and Ten MPs resigned.
• 23 October – Census (the population: 24,064,763)
• 13 November – Local elections
• 20 December – Liberty Party was founded by the MPs expelled from the DP.

Notable births

• 22 January – Filiz Koçali, feminist activist
• 2 March – Samet Aybaba, former football player and currently coach
• 20 March – Zerrin Güngör, president of the Council of State
• 1 April – İlhan İrem, singer
• 5 May – Mehmet Terzi, medal winning long distance runner
• 18 May – Altan Erkekli, actor
• 23 May – Mansur Yavaş, politician
• 31 May – Nilüfer Yumlu, singer
• 18 July – Banu Avar, journalist, political commentator
• 14 August – Güler Sabancı, industrialist
• 3 September – Cem Boyner, industrialist
• 3 October – Buket Uzuner, writer
• 2 December, Murat Bardakçı, journalist and historian

Notable deaths

• 22 May – Nene Hatun, heroine who fought against the Russians during the Battle of Erzurum (born 1857)
• 1 July – Adnan Adıvar, politician and historian (born 1882)
• 2 July – Fatma Seher Erden, heroine who fought during the Turkish War of Independence (Kara Fatma; born 1888)
• 25 July – Ali Naci Karacan, journalist and publisher (born 1896)
• 21 August – Münir Hüsrev Göle, politician (born 1890)

Gallery

• Celal Bayar
• Adnan Menderes
• İsmet İnönü
• Fuat Köprülü
• Banu Avar
• Güler Sabancı
• Adnan Adıvar
• Fama Seher Erden

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, Istanbul, 1998, pp. 128–132
2. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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