2013 in Turkey
The following lists events in the year 2013 in Turkey.
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Incumbents
- President: Abdullah Gül
- Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Speaker: Cemil Çiçek
Events
January
February
March
- 13 March - Kurdish rebels free eight Turkish citizens who have been held captive for two years.[5]
- 19 March - Two people are injured in bombings on Turkey's justice ministry and headquarters of the governing AK Party in Ankara. This was allegedly done by Kurdish militants.[6]
- 21 March - PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan makes historic calls for peace talks with Turkey after nearly 30 years of violent conflict.[7]
- 22 March - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologises to Prime Minister Erdogan for the killing of nine activists in a raid on Gaza and the US reports they are normalising relations.[8][9]
April
- 7 April - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Turkey where discussions over relations with Israel and the Syrian civil war are expected to take place.[10]
May
- 20 May - A hot air balloon crashes in Cappadocia resulting in 2 tourists dying and another 20 injured.[11]
- 31 May - Protesters are violently removed by riot police in Gezi Park, Taksim Square, Istanbul after days of anti-government unrest based on government attempts in making the country more religious.[12]
June
- 3 June - Riot police fire tear gas on protesters continuing to demand the downfall of the current government in Istanbul and Ankara.[13]
Deaths
- 22 February – Behsat Üvez, singer-songwriter, 53[14] (lung cancer)
- 20 September – Ercan Aktuna
- 29 September – İsmet Kür (born 1916), educator, journalist, columnist and writer
- 6 November – Hayri Polat (born 1948), wrestler
- 25 December – Adnan Şenses
See also
- 2013 in Turkish television
- List of Turkish films of 2013
References
- "Mine explosion kills at least eight in Zonguldak".
- "Thousands rally for funeral of slain Kurdish activists".
- "Guard killed, journalist hurt in suicide bombing at U.S. Embassy in Turkey".
- "Turkey says tests confirm leftist bombed U.S. embassy".
- "Kurdish Rebels Free Eight Turkish Captives".
- "Turkish capital Ankara hit by twin explosions".
- "Turkey Kurds: PKK chief Ocalan calls for ceasefire".
- "Israel PM apologises for Gaza flotilla deaths".
- "Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement".
- "Kerry warns Iran time for nuclear talks is limited".
- "Balloon crash kills tourists in Cappadocia, Turkey".
- "Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests in years".
- "Turkey protests continue for fourth day".
- "Dagblad van het Noorden - Behsat Üvez overleden". Dvhn.nl. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
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