2016 in Turkey explained

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.

Incumbents

• President

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

• Prime Minister

Ahmet Davutoğlu (until 24 May), Binali Yıldırım (from 24 May)

• Speaker

İsmail Kahraman

Events

• Purges in Turkey (2016–present), 16 July 2016–current
• PKK rebellion (2015–present), 24 July 2015–current
• Turkey–ISIL conflict, 11 May 2013–current

January

• 12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square. A suicide bomber was reported to be responsible.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 14 January – PKK rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar, Diyarbakır, killing five people and injuring another 39.^[4]
• 27 January – .istanbul and .ist begin to be used as domain names on the Internet.
• 30 January – Bakırköy; Picasso's previously stolen painting "Naked Woman Scanning" is recovered by police in Istanbul.^[5]

February

• 17 February – 28 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.

March

• 4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the Zaman newspaper.
• 13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara.^[6]
• 19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul.

April

• 10 April – Vodafone Arena was opened.
• 23 - 30 October – the international exhibition organization Expo 2016 was held in Antalya.

May

• 1 May – May 2016 Gaziantep bombing

June

• 7 June – A bomb attack occurs in Istanbul's Fatih district by ISIS.
• 17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in Istanbul.^{[7] [8]}
• 28 June – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack by ISIS.

July

• 1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge, the Osman Gazi Bridge was opened to service.
• 15 July – 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt

August

• 24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with Jarabulus under the code name "Operation Euphrates Shield". The region was cleared by ISIS and handed over to the Syrian National Army.
• 27 August – Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened to service.
• 29 August – The Loud House (Gürültü Ailesi) subsequently premieres on Nickelodeon HD CEE.

October

• 5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in Istanbul.

Deaths

January

• January 2 – Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, Turkish soldier (born 1928)
• January 3 – Halis Toprak, a Turkish businessman
• January 4 – Sedat Üründül, Turkish businessman
• January 5 – Önol Şakar, Turkish politician
• January 7 – Remzi Evren, Turkish cinematographer
• January 14 – Şefik Döğen, Turkish actor
• January 21 – Mustafa Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman (born 1960)
• January 22 – Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)

February

• February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of TÜBİTAK (born 1942)

April

• April 20 – Attila Özdemiroğlu, Turkish composer and singer (born 1943)

May

• May 15 – Oya Aydoğan, Turkish cinematographer (d 1957)

July

• July 7 – Turgay Şeren, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932)
• July 15 – Nevzat Yalçıntaş, economist, academic and politician (born 1933)
• July 25 – Halil İnalcık, Turkish historian, history professor (born 1916)

August

• August 23 – İsrafil Köse, Turkish actress (born 1970)
• August 29 – Vedat Türkali, Turkish writer (born 1919)
• August 30 – Naşide Göktürk, Turkish composer, writer and commentator (born 1965)

September

• September 8 – Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, 55. Minister of Transport of the Turkish Government (born 1955)
• September 16 – Tarık Akan, Turkish cinema and serial player (born 1949)

October

• October 12 – Kemal Unakıtan – Turkish politician (born 1946)
• October 20 – Altemur Kılıç – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1924)
• October 26 – Nail Güreli – Turkish journalist and writer (born 1932)

November

• November 2 – Korkut Özal, Turkish politician (born 1929)
• November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931)
• November 2 – Mete Akyol, Turkish journalist (born 1935)
• November 30 – Erdal Tosun – Turkish actor (born 1963)

December

December 18 – Süleyman Yalçın – physician and conservative thinker (born 1926)

See also

• 2016 in Turkish television
• List of Turkish films of 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: At least 10 dead in Istanbul suicide blast blamed on ISIL. 13 January 2016. 9news.com.
2. Web site: Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district. BBC. 12 January 2016.
3. Web site: Explosion rocks central Istanbul square. Sky News. Reuters. 12 January 2016. 12 January 2016. 9 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190909202626/https://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/01/12/explosion-rocks-central-istanbul-square.html. dead.
4. Web site: Turkey police headquarters hit by fatal car bomb attack. The Guardian. 14 January 2016.
5. Web site: Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul. 30 January 2016.
6. Web site: Turkey explosion: Ankara car bomb kills at least 32. 13 March 2016. BBC.
7. Web site: Turkey bans Istanbul gay pride due to 'security fears' .
8. Web site: Istanbul authorities ban transgender and gay pride marches . . 17 June 2016 .