Events in the year 1996 in Turkey.
Parliament
20th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
President – Süleyman Demirel
Prime Minister –
Tansu Çiller (up to 6 March) Mesut Yılmaz (6 March-28 June) Necmettin Erbakan (from 28 June) Leader of the opposition – Mesut Yılmaz (up to 6 March) Necmettin Erbakan (6 March-28 March) Mesut Yılmaz (from 28 June)
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party
True Path Party (DYP) Motherland Party (ANAP) Welfare Party (RP)
Main opposition
Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 6 March) Welfare Party (RP) (6 March-28 June) Motherland Party (ANAP) (from 28 June)
Cabinet
52nd government of Turkey (up to 6 March) 53rd government of Turkey (6 March −28 June) 54th government of Turkey (from 28 June)
Events
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 10 November – NTV Turkey launched. 25 November – Mesut Yılmaz was wounded in Badapest. This event was probably connected to Susurluk scandal
Births
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 - Anzujaamu, female cosplayer
Deaths
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), industrialist 23 May – Tanju Okan (born in 1938), singer 28 July – Ömer Lütfü Topal (born in 1942), casino owner 29 August – Aliye Rona (born in 1921), actress 24 September – Zeki Müren (born in 1931), singer 3 November – Abdullah Çatlı (born in 1956), agent