2016 in Turkey

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.

Incumbents

• President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu (until 24 May), Binali Yıldırım (from 24 May)
• Speaker: İsmail Kahraman

Events

• Purges in Turkey (2016–present), 16 July 2016–current
• Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present), 24 July 2015–current
• Turkey–ISIL conflict, 11 May 2013–current

January

• 12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A suicide bomber was reported to be responsible. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 14 January – PKK rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar, Diyarbakır, killing five people and injuring another 39. ^[4]
• 27 January – .istanbul and .ist begin to be used as domain names on the Internet.
• 30 January – Bakırköy; Picasso's previously stolen painting "Naked Woman Scanning" is recovered by police in Istanbul. ^[5]

February

Ceremonies street, the bomb attack in Ankara. An attack by a suicide bomber.

• 17 February – 28 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.

March

• 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper.
• 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara. ^[6]
• 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.

April

• 10 April – Vodafone Arena was opened.
• 23 - 30 October – the international exhibition organization Expo 2016 was held in Antalya.

May

• 1 May – May 2016 Gaziantep bombing

June

• 7 June – A bomb attack occurs in Istanbul's Fatih district by ISIS.
• 17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in Istanbul. ^{[7] [8]}
• 28 June – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack by ISIS.

July

View of Osman Gazi Bridge

15 July failed coup d'état attempt democracy protests, Kızılay Square.

• 1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service.
• 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
• 19 July – Turkey has made a formal request to the U.S. for the extradition of Gülen movement leader Fethullah Gülen. ^[9]

August

• 24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with Jarabulus under the code name "Operation Euphrates Shield". The region was cleared by ISIS and handed over to the Syrian National Army.
• 27 August – Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened to service.
• 29 August – The Loud House (Gürültü Ailesi) subsequently premieres on Nickelodeon HD CEE.

October

• 5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul.

Deaths

January

• January 2 – Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, Turkish soldier (born 1928)
• January 3 – Halis Toprak, a Turkish businessman
• January 4 – Sedat Üründül, Turkish businessman
• January 5 – Önol Şakar, Turkish politician
• January 7 – Remzi Evren, Turkish cinematographer
• January 14 – Şefik Döğen, Turkish actor
• January 21 – Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman (born 1960)
• January 22 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)

February

• February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of TÜBİTAK (born 1942)

April

• April 20 – Attila Özdemiroğlu, Turkish composer and singer (born 1943)

May

• May 15 – Oya Aydoğan, Turkish cinematographer (d 1957)

July

• July 7 – Turgay Şeren, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932)
• July 15 – Nevzat Yalçıntaş, economist, academic and politician (born 1933)
• July 25 – Halil İnalcık, Turkish historian, history professor (born 1916)

August

• August 23 – İsrafil Köse, Turkish actress (born 1970)
• August 29 – Vedat Türkali, Turkish writer (born 1919)
• August 30 – Naşide Göktürk, Turkish composer, writer and commentator (born 1965)

September

• September 8 – Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, 55. Minister of Transport of the Turkish Government (born 1955)
• September 16 – Tarık Akan, Turkish cinema and serial player (born 1949)

October

• October 12 – Kemal Unakıtan – Turkish politician (born 1946)
• October 20 – Altemur Kılıç – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1924)
• October 26 – Nail Güreli – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1932)

November

• November 2 – Korkut Özal, Turkish politician (born 1929)
• November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931)
• November 2 – Mete Akyol, Turkish journalist (born 1935)
• November 30 – Erdal Tosun – Turkish actor (born 1963)

December

December 18 – Süleyman Yalçın – physician and conservative thinker (born 1926)

See also

• 2016 in Turkish television
• List of Turkish films of 2016

References

1. "At least 10 dead in Istanbul suicide blast blamed on ISIL". 9news.com. 13 January 2016.
2. "Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district". BBC. 12 January 2016.
3. "Explosion rocks central Istanbul square". Sky News. Reuters. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. "Turkey police headquarters hit by fatal car bomb attack". The Guardian. 14 January 2016.
5. "Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul". 30 January 2016.
6. "Turkey explosion: Ankara car bomb kills at least 32". BBC. 13 March 2016.
7. "Turkey bans Istanbul gay pride due to 'security fears'".
8. "Istanbul authorities ban transgender and gay pride marches". TheGuardian.com . 17 June 2016.
9. "Turkey demands extradition of cleric Fethullah Gulen from U.S." USA Today . 19 July 2016.