1976 in Turkey

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Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1976 in Turkey.^[1]

• 15th Parliament of Turkey

• President – Fahri Korutürk
• Prime Minister – Süleyman Demirel
• Leader of the opposition – Bülent Ecevit

• Ruling party – Justice Party (AP) and coalition partners
• Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)

• 39th government of Turkey (also called first MC)

• 4 January – Replica of Trojan Horse installed in Troy, Çanakkale
• 28 March – Turkey and United States sign a defense agreement.^[2]
• 30 April – The Seyrani Monument is inaugurated in Develi.
• 12 May – Islamic Conference opens.^[2]
• 30 May – Trabzonspor wins the championship.^[3]
• 30 July – Research vessel RV MTA Sismik 1 in Aegean Sea
• 19 September – Turkish Airlines Flight 452 crashes near Isparta
• 24 November – Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake in East Anatolia

• 1 January – Mustafa Doğan, Turkish-German footballer and sportscaster
• 15 January – Zara, singer
• 16 March – Nurgül Yeşilçay, actress
• 6 June – Hamza Yerlikaya, Olympic medalist wrestler
• 2 July – Derya Büyükuncu, swimmer
• 17 October – Nil Karaibrahimgil, singer

• 5 January – Hamit Kaplan Olympic medalist wrestler
• 4 February – Kuzgun Acar, Sculptor.
• 24 March – Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, economist and author
• 20 September – Nazim Terzioglu, mathematician

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  Süleyman Demirel
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  Bülent Ecevit
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  Hamza Yerlikaya
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  Nil Karaibrahimgil

• 1975–76 1.Lig
• List of Turkish films of 1976
• Turkey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Turkey at the 1976 Winter Olympics