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Events in the year 1981 in Turkey.
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party – (Technocrat government)
44th government of Turkey
17 January – Cargo ship Deniz Sönmez sank around Crete, 32 deaths
4 March – Two members of Turkish diplomatic mission in Paris were assassinated by an Armenian group.
13 May - Assassination attempt on John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Ağca
24 May – Turkish airlines DC-9 aircraft was hijacked by a leftist group. The passengers seized the hijackers
24 May - Trabzonspor won the championship of the Turkish football league
27 July – For the first time 10 state artists were elected
22 September - A military aircraft crashed over a military base in Edirne 40 deaths
16 October – All former political parties were closed by the military rule
23 October – Advisory parliament was opened
3 November - Former prime minister Bülent Ecevit was sentenced for making statements.
30 November – Ministry of Culture was merged to Ministry of Tourism
10 January - Mert Fırat, actor
17 February - Songül Öden
34 March - Aysun Kayacı, model
27 October - Volkan Demirel, footballer
20 November - İbrahim Toraman, footballer
4 March – Reşat Moralı and Tecelli Arı (assassinated)
18 March – Cahide Sonku (born in 1919), artist
27 April – Münir Nurettin Selçuk, singer
18 May –Fuat Sirmen (born in 1899), formen speaker of the parliament
26 December- Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (born in 1903), former prime minister (29th gopvernment of Turkey)
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