1963 in Turkey
Events in the year 1963 in Turkey.
Parliament
Incumbents
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Republican People's Party and Republican Villagers Nation Party
- Main opposition – Justice Party
Cabinet
Events
- 1 February – Two airplanes collided over Ankara. 87 deaths
- 27 March – Demonstrations against Justice Party
- 21 May – Attempted coup by Talat Aydemir.
- 26 June – Galatasaray won the championship of Turkish football league.
- 12 September – Ankara Agreement between the European Union and Turkey
- 17 November – Local elections
- 27 November – After the prime minister İsmet İnönü went to United States to attend the funeral of John F. Kennedy, New Turkey Party a coalition partner withdrew from the government. This ended the 27th government.
- 23 December – Bloody Christmas in Cyprus where Turkish villages were attacked
- 24 December – Turkish military planes flew over Cyprus as a warning
Births
- 1 January -Fatih Altaylı, journalist
- 2 February – Rıza Çalımbay, footballer and manager
- 10 February – Candan Erçetin, singer
- 1 March – Aydan Şener, actress
- 14 August – Yaprak Özdemiroğlu, ballet dancer and actress
- 16 September -Yonca Evcimik, singer and actress
- 10 October – Hülya Avşar, model and actress
- 10 November – Tanju Çolak, footballer
- 29 November – Emine Ülker Tarhan, politician, lawyer
Deaths
- 3 May Abdülhak Şinasi Hisar, novelist
- 2 October – Refet Bele, retired general who participated in the Turkish War of Independence
- 3 June Nazım Hikmet, poet
- 31 October Mesut Cemil, musician