1968 in Turkey

Parliament

• 13th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Cevdet Sunay
• Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
• Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Justice Party
• Main opposition – Republican People's Party

  Cabinet

• 30th government of Turkey

  Events

• 15 January – Gulf of İzmit froze
• 8 March – 22 passengers died in a bus accident near Bolvadin
• 17 March – 33 passengers died in a bus accident near Istanbul
• 26 May – Fenerbahçe is the champion of the Turkish football league
• 2 June – Senate 1/3 elections
• 3 September – The Bartın earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII, causing 24–29 deaths and 200 injuries
• 17 June and the following days – Widespread university demonstrations
• 25–30 October – French President Charles de Gaulle visits Turkey.
• 22 November – First heart transplantations in Turkey
• 31 December – TRT 1 First television broadcast

  Births

• 23 February – İlhan Cihaner, politician and lawyer
• 1 July – Emine Ayna, politician
• 5 June – Şebnem Dönmez, actress
• 17 July – Derya Arbaş Berti, actress
• 11 August – Özlem Çerçioğlu, mayor of Aydın
• 30 October – Merve Kavakçı, politician
• 3 December – Aylin Nazlıaka, politician

  Deaths

• 10 January – Ali Fuat Cebesoy, former general
• 9 March – Haşim İşcan, mayor of Istanbul
• 2 September – Sabiha Sertel, female journalist
• 11 October – Selim Sarper former minister of foreign affairs