1990 in Turkey

Parliament

• 18th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Turgut Özal
• Prime Minister – Yıldırım Akbulut
• Leader of the opposition – Erdal İnönü

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Motherland Party (ANAP)
• Main opposition – Social Democratic [Populist Party (Turkey)|Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP)]

  Cabinet

• 47th government of Turkey

  Events

January

• 12 January – Pegasus Airlines, low-cost carrier founded.

  May

• 1 May – May Day events result in 1,100 arrests.
• 17 May – Democratic Center Party of Bedrettin Dalan established.
• 20 May – Beşiktaş wins the championship

  June

• 4 June – Turkish United Communist Party founded.
• 7 June – People's Toiling Party founded.

  August

• 8 August – In the aftermath of the Invasion of Kuwait, Turkey closes the pipeline carrying Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean.

  September

• 18 September – Turkey and the United States extend their Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement.

  October

• 21 October – Census

  November

• 19 November – Turkey reduces its conventional forces in Europe as the Cold War draws to a close.

  December

• 3 December – Chief of general staff General Necip Torumtay resigns.
• 5 December – Parliament votes to establish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission.
• 19 December – Government asks NATO for military assistance along the border with Iraq.

  Births

• 14 February – Sefa Yılmaz, footballer
• 17 March – Merve Aydın, middle-distance runner
• 3 May – Burcu Ayhan, high jumper
• 16 July – Büşra Cansu, volleyball player
• 21 November – Bülent Uzun, footballer

  Deaths

• 9 January – Cemal Süreya, poet
• 31 January – Muammer Aksoy, academic
• 7 March – Çetin Emeç, journalist
• 20 August – Ayla Dikmen, singer
• 4 September – Turan Dursun, author, theologist
• 6 October – Bahriye Üçok, academic, politician
• 3 November – Kenan Erim, archaeologist
• 11 November – Sadi Irmak, MD and prime minister
• 24 November – Bülent Arel, musician