title: 1978 in Turkey
text: # 1978 in Turkey
  
  Events in the year 1978 in Turkey.
  
  ## Parliament
  
  * 16th Parliament of Turkey
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President – Fahri Korutürk
  * Prime Minister –
  
         Süleyman Demirel (up to 5 January)
         Bülent Ecevit (from 5 January)
  * Leader of the opposition –
  
         Bülent Ecevit (up to 5 January)
         Süleyman Demirel (from 5 January)
  
  ## Ruling party and the main opposition
  
  * Ruling party
  
         Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners (up to 5 January)
         Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 5 January)
  * Main opposition
  
         Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 5 January)
         Justice Party (AP) (from 5 January)
  
  ## Cabinet
  
  * 41st government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
  * 42nd government of Turkey (from 5 January)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 30 January – Student demonstrations in Ankara.
  * 17 March – Turkey criticizes Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
  * 7 April – Server Tanilli, an academic, survived a terrorist attack in Istanbul.
  * 28 May – Fenerbahçe wins the championship.
  * 31 May – Meeting between Ecevit and U.S. president Jimmy Carter.
  * 1 June – Türkan Şoray, star in the film Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım, wins Best Actress in Tashkent Film Festival.
  * 11 July – Bedrettin Cömert of Hacettepe University was killed in a terrorist attack.
  * 27 September – United States lifts embargo on aid to Turkey.
  * 11 December – Ahmet Enünlü wins gold in Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 11 March – Hayko Cepkin, singer
  * 11 May – Ece Erken TV hostess and actress
  * 7 July – Yasemin Kozanoğlu, model
  * 8 August -Ebru Yaşar, singer
  * 28 December – Özgü Namal, actress
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 30 March – Memduh Tağmaç (aged 74), general and former chief of staff
  * 1 April – İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu (aged 92), Turkish academic and journalist
  * 24 March – Doğan Öz (assassinated at age 44), prosecutor
  * 27 July – Ferit Alnar (aged 72), composer
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Süleyman Demirel
  * Bülent Ecevit
  * Türkan Şoray
  