1972 in Turkey

Parliament

• 14th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Cevdet Sunay
• Prime Minister:

  Cabinet

• 34th government of Turkey
• 35th government of Turkey

  Events

• 8 February – Documents about the Yenice Conference between İsmet İnönü and Winston Churchill in 1943 disclosed.
• 30 March – Some militants of People’s Liberation Army, including Mahir Çayan, killed during gunfight.
• 4 May – Turkish General Staff|General] Kemalettin Eken is injured in a terrorist attack.
• 6 May – Three members of Turkish People’s Liberation Army receive death sentences.
• 8 May – İsmet İnönü resigns as chairman of CHP.
• 14 May – Bülent Ecevit is the new chairman of CHP.
• 28 May – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship.
• 16 July – Demetrios I of Constantinople|Demetrios I] elected as patriarch.
• 4 September – Republican Party formed.
• 1 October – Turkish boxer Cemal Kamacı wins European championship in 63.5 kg. weight category

  Births

• 29 January – Engin Günaydın, actor and screenwriter
• 6 July – Levent Üzümcü, actor
• 1 October – Ayse Yigit, Belgian politician
• 17 October – Tarkan, singer

  Deaths

• 6 January – Tevfik Rüştü Aras former foreign minister
• 6 May – Deniz Gezmiş and two friends, members of armed underground organization People's Liberation Army of Turkey
• 15 September Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer
• 19 December Ahmet Emin Yalman, journalist