Events in the year 1971 in Turkey.
Parliament
14th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents
President – Cevdet Sunay
Prime Minister : Süleyman Demirel (up to 26 March 1971) Nihat Erim (From 26 March 1971) Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü (up to 26 March 1971)
Ruling party and the main opposition
Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) (up to 26 March 1971) Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 26 March 1971)
Cabinet
32nd government of Turkey (up to 26 March 1971) 33rd government of Turkey (26 March 1971 – 11 December 1971) 34th government of Turkey (from 11 December 1971)
Events
20 January – Middle East Technical University closes following student unrest. 21 March – CHP secretary general Bülent Ecevit resigns from his position because of İsmet İnönü’s support of the new government. 7 April – Nihat Erim forms a government. 27 April – Martial law declared; student associations banned. 13 May – Bingöl earthquake 21 May – Constitutional Court closes down National Order Party for anti-secular propaganda. 6 June – Galatasaray wins the Turkish championship. 20 July – Constitutional Court bans the Labor Party. 19 September – Filiz Vural wins the Miss Europe. 20 September – Parliament amends the constitution. 6 October–17 October – Mediterranean Games take place in İzmir. 12 October – U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew visits Ankara. 18 October – Queen Elizabeth II visits Turkey. 3 December – Vice Prime Minister Atilla Karaosmanoğlu and 10 other government ministers resign, ending the 33rd government.
Births
1 January – Emrah İpek (Emrah), singer
25 January – Elif Şafak, novelist
1 September – Hakan Şükür, former footballer and MP
7 November – Kazım Koyuncu, singer
Deaths
21 March – Falih Rıfkı Atay (aged 77), former journalist and politician
14 July – Kılıç Ali (Ali Kılıç) (aged 81), former military officer and close friend of Atatürk 11 October – Hikmet Kıvılcımlı, leftist politician and writer