1995 in Turkey

Parliament

• 19th Parliament of Turkey
• 20th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Süleyman Demirel
• Prime Minister – Tansu Çiller
• Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP)
• Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

• 50th government of Turkey
• 51st government of Turkey
• 52nd government of Turkey

Events

• 4 January – Two parties with the same background, namely Social Democratic Populist Party and Republican People's Party decided to merge.
• 12 February – Although SHP was the bigger partner, Erdal İnönü, the former leader of SHP proposed that the fusion should be in CHP.
• 12 February – Because of dense smog, schools were temporarily closed in İstanbul.
• 18 February – SHP merged with the CHP and Hikmet Çetin was elected as the caretaker leader of CHP.
• 12/13 March – Gazi Quarter riots in İstanbul
• 20 March – Operation Steel launched against Kurdish separatists
• 11 April – Tansu Çiller started irrigation through the Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels
• 21 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football league
• 12 June – 22 soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists in Tunceli Province
• 7 July – Operation against Kurdish separatists around the Iraq border
• 25 July – Gold exchange market was opened
• 29 August – Flood in Rize; 10 deaths
• 7 September – Militants killed 9 workers in Hatay Province
• 15 September – Clash between government forces and militants in Diyarbakır Province
• 1 October – Earthquake in Dinar, Afyonkarahisar; 90 deaths
• 9 September – Deniz Baykal was elected as the new president of CHP
• 19 September – Tansu Çiller and Deniz Baykal could not agree on the coalition protocol and the 50th government dissolved
• 13 October – Tansu Çiller’s 2nd government lost a vote of confidence
• 5 November – Tansu Çiller’s 3rd government received the vote of confidence
• 13 December – Customs Union with European Union
• 24 December – General elections :Welfare Party 158 seats, ANAP 132 seats, DYP 135 seats, DSP 76 seats, CHP 49 seats

Deaths

• 11 January – Onat Kutlar, writer
• 15 January – Sadi Eldem, diplomat
• 18 March – Sadri Alışık, actor
• 25 March – Belgin Doruk, actress
• 6 July – Aziz Nesin, writer humorist
• 10 July – Mehmet Ali Aybar, politician
• 27 July – Melih Esenbel, diplomat
• 1 September – Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata, politician and lawyer
• 27 September – Baha Akşit, politician
• 8 November – Mükerrem Sarol, physician and politician