1968 in Turkey

Events in the year 1968 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

15 January – Gulf of İzmit froze
8 March – 22 passengers died in a bus accident near Bolvadin
17 March – 33 passengers died in a bus accident near Istanbul
26 May – Fenerbahçe is the champion of the Turkish football league^[2]
2 June – Senate 1/3 elections (AP 38 seats, CHP 13 seats, MP 1 seat, GP 1 seat)
3 September – The Bartın earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 24–29 deaths and 200 injuries
17 June and the following days – Widespread university demonstrations
25–30 October – French President Charles de Gaulle visits Turkey.^[3]
22 November – First heart transplantations in Turkey (Ankara)
31 December – TRT 1 First television broadcast

^ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 200–206
^ Mackolik page
^ Heper, Metin (2009). Historical Dictionary of Turkey. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.