title: 1996 in Turkey
text: # 1996 in Turkey
  
  Events in the year 1996 in Turkey.
  
  ## Parliament
  
  * 20th Parliament of Turkey
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President – Süleyman Demirel
  * Prime Minister –
  
         Tansu Çiller (up to 6 March)
         Mesut Yılmaz (6 March-28 June)
         Necmettin Erbakan (from 28 June)
  * Leader of the opposition –
  
         Mesut Yılmaz (up to 6 March)
         Necmettin Erbakan (6 March-28 March)
         Mesut Yılmaz (from 28 June)
  
  ## Ruling party and the main opposition
  
  * Ruling party
  
         True Path Party (DYP)
         Motherland Party (ANAP)
         Welfare Party (RP)
  * Main opposition
  
         Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 6 March)
         Welfare Party (RP) (6 March-28 June)
         Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 28 June)
  
  ## Cabinet
  
  * 52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March)
  * 53rd government of Turkey (6 March −28 June)
  * 54th government of Turkey (from 28 June)
  
  ## Events
  
  * 16 January – The Panamanian ferry MV Avrasya was hijacked by pro-Chechen separatists
  * 29 January – Beginning of Kardak crises between Turkey and Greece
  * 8 February – BirgenAir accident 189 deaths
  * 6 March – A coalition government (ANAP and DYP)
  * 4 April – Novelist Yaşar Kemal was awarded (Prix Méditerranée Étranger)
  * 21 May – Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
  * 24 May – After corruption accuses Tansu Çiller the chairman of DYP announced that DYP will end the coalition’
  * 2 June – By local elections
  * June 3/14 – Habitat II (conference)
  * 14 June – Operation against militants
  * 28 June – New coalition government (RP and DYP)
  * 10 July – Türksat 1C satellite
  * 17 July – According to Fortune (magazine), Koç Holding was one of the 500 greatest companies of the World
  * October 2/8 – Prime minister Erbakan's African tour. His visit to Libya caused sharp reactions
  * 24 October – Osmaniye Province was established
  * 3 November – Susurluk car crash
  * 10 November – NTV Turkey launched.
  * 25 November – Mesut Yılmaz was wounded in Badapest. This event was probably connected to Susurluk scandal
  
  ## Births
  
  * 2 January – Sıla Saygı, female ice skater
  * 6 February – Emel Dereli, female track and field athlete competing in shot put
  * 15 April – İpek Soylu , female tennis player
  * 27 August – Ebru Topçu, female footballer
  * 7 September - Anzujaamu, female cosplayer
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 9 January – Özdemir Sabancı (born in 1941), industrialist (assassinated)
  * 28 January – Müfide İlhan, first female city mayor
  * 19 January – Kasım Gülek (born in 1905), politician
  * 25 February – Vehbi Koç (born in 1901), industrialist
  * 23 May – Tanju Okan (born in 1938), singer
  * 28 July – Ömer Lütfü Topal (born in 1942), casino owner
  * 29 August – Aliye Rona (born in 1921), actress
  * 24 September – Zeki Müren (born in 1931), singer
  * 3 November – Abdullah Çatlı (born in 1956), agent
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Süleyman Demirel
  * Necmettin Erbakan
  * Sıla Saygı
  * Ebru Topçu
  * İpek Soylu
  * Kasım Gülek
  