11 March – İlhan Selçuk, journalist 5 April – Sadri Alışık, actor 28 May – Bülent Ecevit, journalist, prime minister (37th, 40th ,42nd, 56th, and 57th government of Turkey) 15 June – Atilla İlhan, poet 6 July – Gazi Yaşargil, MD ( neurosurgeon) 15 August – Münir Özkul, theatre actor 28 September – Ali Bozer, lawyer, politician 9 December – Atıf Yılmaz, film director 22 December – Lefter Küçükandonyadis, footballer (of Greek origin)