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Events in the year 1968 in Turkey.
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party - Justice Party (AP)
Main opposition - Republican People’s Party (CHP)
30th government of Turkey
15 January - Gulf of İzmit froze
8 March - 22 passengers died in a bus accident near Bolvadin
17 March - 33 passengers died in a bus accident near İstanbul
26 May - Fenerbahçe is the champion of the Turkish football league
2 June - Senate 1/3 elections (AP 38 seats, CHP 13 seats, MP 1 seat, GP 1 seat)
3 September – Earthquake in Bartın
17 June and the following days - Widespread university demonstrations
22 November – First heart transplantations in Turkey (Ankara)
31 December - TRT 1 First television broadcast
23 February - İlhan Cihaner, politician and lawyer
1 July - Emine Ayna, politician
5 June - Şebnem Dönmez, actress
17 July - Derya Arbaş Berti (Derya Arbaş), actress
11 August - Özlem Çerçioğlu, mayor of Aydın
30 October - Merve Kavakçı, politician
3 December - Aylin Nazlıaka, politician
10 January –Ali Fuat Cebesoy (birth 1882), former general
9 March – Haşim İşcan (birth 1898), mayor of İstanbul
2 September - Sabiha Sertel, first female journalist
11 October – Selim Sarper (birth 1899) former minister of foreign affairs
1968 in Turkey Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
