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Events in the year 1996 in Turkey.
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party
Main opposition
52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March)
53rd government of Turkey (6 March -28 June)
54th government of Turkey (from 28 June)
16 January – The Panamanian ferry MV Avrasya was hijacked by pro-Chechen separatists
29 January – Beginning of Kardak crises between Turkey and Greece
8 February - BirgenAir accident 189 deaths
6 March – A coalition government (ANAP and DYP)
4 April – Novelist Yaşar Kemal was awarded (Prix Méditerranée Étranger)
21 May - Fenerbahçe won the championship of the Turkish football league
24 May- After corruption accuses Tansu Çiller the chairman of DYP announced that DYP will end the coalition’
2 June – By local elections
June 3/14 – Habitat II (conference)
14 June – Operation against militants
28 June – New coalition government (RP and DYP)
10 July – Türksat 1C satellite
17 July - According to Fortune (magazine), Koç Holding was one of the 500 greatest companies of the World
October 2/8 – Prime minister Erbakan’s African tour. His visit to Libya caused sharp reactions
24 October – Osmaniye Province was established
3 November –Susurluk car crash
25 November – Mesut Yılmaz was wounded in Badapest. This event was probably connected to Susurluk scandal
2 January - Sıla Saygı, female ice skater
6 February - Emel Dereli, female track and field athlete competing in shot put
15 April - İpek Soylu , female tennis player
27 August - Ebru Topçu, female footballer
7 September - Aslı Sahra Altunbaş, female cosplayer known as Anzujaamu
9 January - Özdemir Sabancı (born in 1941), industrialist (assassinated)
28 January - Müfide İlhan, first female city mayor
19 January- Kasım Gülek (born in 1905), politician
25 February-Vehbi Koç (born in 1901), industralist
23 May - Tanju Okan (born in 1938), singer
28 July - Ömer Lütfü Topal (bor n in 1942), casino owner
29 August - Aliye Rona (born in1921), actress
24 September -Zeki Müren (born in 1931), singer
3 November -Abdullah Çatlı (born in 1956), agent
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