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Events in the year 1961 in Turkey.
12th Parliament of Turkey (from 6 January)
President – Cemal Gürsel
Prime Minister
Leader of the opposition - Ekrem Alican (from 12 November)
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party - Republican People’s Party (CHP) and coalition partner (Justice Party (AP)) (from 20 November)
Main opposition - New Turkey Party (YTP) (from 20 November)
24th government of Turkey (up to 5 January)
25th government of Turkey (5 January – 20 November)
26th government of Turkey (from 20 November)
6 January - constituent assembly
1 April – The ban on Political activities was lifted
3 June - Fenerbahçe won the championship of Turkish football league.
9 July – Referendum on the new Turkish constitution (65% approved)
15 September - Verdicts (on the Democrat Party (DP) members) pronounced
16/17 September - Executions
15 October – General elections (CHP 173 seats, AP 158 seats, YTP 65 seats, CKMP 54 seats)
26 October - Cemal Gürsel was elected as the new president. Fahri Özdilek was appointed as the acting prime minister.
1 January - Edibe Sözen, politician
31 January - Fatih Kısaparmak, singer and songwriter
3 May - Leyla Zana, politician
15 June - Gülten Kışanak, politician
1 July - Birgül Ayman Güler, politician
17 December - Ersun Yanal, football coach
8 January - Yaşar Doğu (aged 48), wrestler
26 February – Hasan Ali Yücel (aged 64), writer and former minister of National education
16 June – Peyami Safa (aged 62), writer and journalist
16 September - Hasan Polatkan (aged 46), former minister of Finance
16 September – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (aged 51), former minister of Foreign Affairs
17 September – Adnan Menderes (aged 62), former prime minister (19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd government of Turkey)
19 September – Şemsettin Günaltay (aged 78), former prime minister (1940s)
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