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Events in the year 1955 in Turkey.
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party - Democrat Party (DP)
Main opposition - Republican People’s Party (CHP)
21st government of Turkey (up to 9 December)
22nd government of Turkey (from 9 December)
24 January – Mine accident in Zonguldak
19 February – Agreement between Turkey and Greece on the rehabilitation of the River Meriç
24 February – CENTO agreement
15 April – Fuat Köprülü one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) resigned from the government
22 May – Polemics in the parliament
16 July – Earthquake around İzmir
6/7 September – Unchecked demonstrations in İstanbul and the other big cities against Greeks. Martial law in three cities.
15 October – A crisis in the ruling party about the right to prove in press. Nine MPs were expelled from the party and Ten MPs resigned.
23 October – Census (the population: 24064763)
13 November – Local elections
20 December – Liberty Party was founded by the MPs expelled from the DP.
22 January - Filiz Koçali, feminist activist
2 March – Samet Aybaba, former football player and currently coach
20 March – Zerrin Güngör, president of the Council of State
1 April - İlhan İrem , singer
5 May – Mehmet Terzi, medal winning long distance runner
18 May – Altan Erkekli, actor
23 May – Mansur Yavaş, politician
31 May – Nilüfer Yumlu, singer
18 July – Banu Avar, journalist, political commentator
14 August – Güler Sabancı, industrialist
3 September – Cem Boyner, industrialist
3 October – Buket Uzuner, writer
2 December, Murat Bardakçı, jornalist and historian
22 May – Nene Hatun (birth 1857), a heroine who fought against the Russians during the Battle of Erzurum
1 July – Adnan Adıvar (birth 1882), politician and historian
2 July - Fatma Seher Erden (Kara Fatma, birth 1888), a heroine who fought during the Turkish War of Independence
25 July – Ali Naci Karacan (birth 1896), journalist and publisher
1955 in Turkey Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
