1990 in Turkey
Events in the year 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