Events in the year 2008 in Turkey.

Incumbents

* President: Abdullah Gül * Prime Minister:

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...

* Speaker: Köksal Toptan

Deaths

*4 January –

Gündüz Tekin Onay Gündüz Tekin Onay (31 May 1942 in Çankırı – 4 January 2008 in İstanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish footballer and coach who also trained Istanbul club Beşiktaş between 1976 and 1977. He is known for his success in discovering starlets and ...

*22 January – Orhan Aksoy *8 March – Sadun Aren *20 April –

Gazanfer Bilge Gazanfer Bilge (July 23, 1924 – April 20, 2008) was a Turkish sports wrestler who won the gold medal in the Featherweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1948 Olympics. Biography Gazanfer Bilge was born July 23, 1924 in ...

*10 May - Leyla Gencer *10 August – Cezmi Kartay

References

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