The following lists events that happened in 2015 in Turkey.

Incumbents

President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Prime Minister: Ahmet Davutoğlu

Events

January

January 6 – A suicide bomber kills two people in an attack on a police station in a popular tourist district in Istanbul.

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April

April 24, 25 – The 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign was commemorated in Çanakkale and Istanbul.

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June

June 7 – 24th General election was held to elect the 550 new members of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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July

July 20 – 2015 Suruç bombing

October

October 10 – 2015 Ankara bombings

November

November 15, 16 – The tenth G20 summit was held in Antalya.

Deaths

January

January 4 - Neşe Aybey, miniaturist (b. 1930)

February

February 8 - Müzeyyen Senar, classical music performer (b. 1918) February 14 - Beria Onger, feminist activist and writer (b. 1921) February 16 - Fikret Şeneş, songwriter (b. 1921) February 18 - Asuman Baytop, botanist, plant collector, pharmacologist, and educator (b. 1920) February 28 - Yaşar Kemal, writer and human rights activist (b. 1923)

March

March 16 - Nazmi Yükselen, singer, songwriter and folk music composer (b. 1926) March 12 - Erol Büyükburç, singer and songwriter (b. 1936) March 29 - Ayla Arslancan, actress (b. 1936)

April

April 1 - Muzaffer Tekin, military officer (b. 1950) April 3 - Kayahan, singer and songwriter (b. 1949) April 19 - Oktay Sinanoğlu, physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (b. 1935) April 22 - Şevket Müftügil, judge and former president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey (b. 1917)

May

May 8 - Zeki Alasya, actor (b. 1943) May 9 - Kenan Evren, politician, military officer, former Chief of the Turkish General Staff and 7th President of Turkey (b. 1917) May 14 - Aysel Ekşi, psychiatrist and professor (b. 1934) May 31 - Behiye Aksoy, singer (b. 1933)

June

June 5 - Sadun Boro, amateur sailor to circumnavigate the globe by sailing (b. 1928) June 2 - Besim Üstünel, economics, politician (b. 1927) June 12 - Sümer Tilmaç, actor (b. 1948) June 17 Süleyman Demirel, politician, engineer, 12th Prime Minister of Turkey and 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924) Başar Sabuncu, director, screenwriter and cinematographer (b. 1943) June 29 - Osman Necmi Gürmen, novelist (b. 1927)

July

July 9 - Tahsin Şahinkaya, Air Force general and former Commander of the Turkish Air Force (b. 1925)

August

August 5 – Nuri Ok, judge (b. 1942) August 9 – Fikret Otyam, painter and journalist (b. 1926) August 19 – Fikri Alican, scientist and physician (b. 1929)

September

September 24 – Uğur Dağdelen, footballer (b. 1973)

October

October 5 – Tomris İncer, actress (b. 1948) October 12 – Levent Kırca, comedian, stage and film actor, columnist and politician (b. 1950) October 16 – Memduh Ün, film producer, director, actor and screenwrite (b. 1920) October 22 Çetin Altan, writer and journalist (b. 1927) Yılmaz Köksal, actor (b. 1939) October 30 – Sinan Şamil Sam, heavyweight professional boxer (b. 1974)

November

November 3 – Semih Özmert, judge (b. 1921) November 4 – Gülten Akın, poet (b. 1933) November 21 – Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu, politician (b. 1927) November 23 – Kâmran İnan, diplomat, scholar and politician (b. 1929)

December

December 23

Nimet Özgüç, archaeologist (b. 1916) Bülend Ulusu, admiral and 18th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1923) December 27 – Hüseyin Başaran, sports commentator (b. 1958)

See also

2015 in Turkish television

List of Turkish films of 2015

References

2010s in Turkey

Years of the 21st century in Turkey

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