The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Turkey.

Incumbents

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 t ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

, 2014–current *

Ahmet Davutoğlu Ahmet Davutoğlu (; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as Mi ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

, 2014–2016 *

Binali Yıldırım Binali Yıldırım (; born 20 December 1955) is a Turkish politician who served as the 27th and last Prime Minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He was Leader of the Justice and Devel ...

, 2016–2018

Events

PKK rebellion (2015–present) The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement, which historically operated throughout Kurdistan, but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of sout ...

, 24 July 2015–current *

Turkey–ISIL conflict The IS-related terrorist attacks in Turkey refers to a series of attacks and clashes between Turkey and the Islamic State (IS) as part of the spillover of the Syrian Civil War. Turkey joined the international military intervention against the I ...

11 May Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across t ...

2013–current

January

*12 January – At least ten people were killed and 15 were injured following an explosion in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Sultanahmet Square Sultanahmet Square ( tr, Sultanahmet Meydanı) or the Hippodrome of Constantinople ( el, Ἱππόδρομος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Hippódromos tēs Kōnstantinoupóleōs; la, Circus Maximus Constantinopolitanus; t ...

. A

suicide bomber A suicide attack is any violent attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history ...

was reported to be responsible. *14 January –

PKK The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement, which historically operated throughout Kurdistan, but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of southea ...

rebels bombed police headquarters in Cinar,

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...

, killing five people and injuring another 39. *27 January –

.istanbul .istanbul and .ist are approved top level domains (TLD) for the Internet. It is a community-based sponsored top-level domain by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and subsidiary Medya A.Ş. According to the Medya A.Ş., .istanbul will improve ...

and .ist have begun to be used as

domain name A domain name is a string that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet. Domain names are often used to identify services provided through the Internet, such as websites, email services and more. ...

s on the approved

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a ''internetworking, network of networks'' that consists ...

. *30 January –

Bakırköy Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırkö ...

;

Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is kn ...

's previously stolen " Naked Woman Scanning" the table named by the police found.

February

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

March

*4 March – The Turkish government seized control of the " Zaman" journal. *13 March – 37 people were killed in a car bombing in Ankara. *19 March – 5 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Istanbul. *20 March – 20 March – 2015–16 Super League season 26th in the

Turk Telekom Arena Nef Stadium (officially known as the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – Nef Stadyumu) is a football stadium serving as the home ground of the Süper Lig club Galatasaray It is located in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sarıyer district, on the Euro ...

sport club

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...

– Fenerbahçe need to be played between the derby match for safety reasons due to the start of the game was delayed to stay 2 hours.

April

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

Antalya Antalya () is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Ae ...

May

*1 May – In

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally #Name, called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, Turk ...

, ISIS militia organized a live bomb

suicide attack A suicide attack is any violent attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history ...

. 3 policemen killed, 23 civilian injured.

June

*7 June – A bombed attack took place in Istanbul's

Fatih Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...

district by ISIS. *17 June - The Istanbul government bans pride marches in the city of

. The Ban has been in place as of 2022. *28 June – The attack of the armed and bombed

Atatürk Airport Atatürk Airport (former IATA code: IST) ( tr, Atatürk Havalimanı) is a general aviation airport in Istanbul. It used to be an intercontinental passenger and cargo hub and closed to commercial aviation, commercial passenger flights on 6 Apr ...

took place by ISIS.

July

Anti-Coup Demokrasi Nöbeti Kızılay Square

*1 July – The world's fourth longest span suspension bridge "

Osman Gazi Bridge The Osmangazi Bridge ( tr, Osman Gazi Köprüsü) is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, . The bridge links the Turkish city of Gebze to the Yalova Province and carries the O-5 motorway across the gulf. The ...

" was opened to service. *15 July – Within the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Ch ...

a military failed coup d'état attempt was made by a group of soldiers who defined themselves as the Peace at Home Council. Anti-coup protests have been held in many provinces of Turkey. The coup attempt in Turkey was declared a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

for 3 months. It was a catch-up decision against the alleged coup plotters and the coup plotters.

August

*24 August – Turkey has launched a cross border operation with

Jarabulus Jarabulus ( ar, جَرَابُلُس / ALA-LC: ''Jarābulus'', Aleppo dialect: ''Jrāblos''; tr, Cerablus) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate, under the de-facto control of the Syrian Opposition. Jarabulus lies o ...

under the code name "

Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Euphrates Shield ( tr, Fırat Kalkanı Harekâtı) was a cross-border military operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in the Syrian Civil War which led to the Turkish occupation of northern Syria. Operations were carried out ...

". The region was cleared by

ISIS Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic language, Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician language, Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major ancient Egyptian deities, goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughou ...

and handed over to the

Syrian National Army The Syrian National Army (SNA) ( ar, الجيش الوطني السوري, al-Jayš al-Waṭanī as-Sūrī), previously the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and also known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA), is a coalition of armed Syrian op ...

. *27 August –

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ( tr, Yavuz Sultan Selim Köprüsü) is a bridge for rail and motor vehicle transit over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of two existing suspension bridges in Istanbul, Turkey. It was initially named the Third ...

opened to service.

October

*5 October – 9 October – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in

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 Mustafa Vehbi Koç (October 29, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was a Turkish businessman and a third generation member of the Koç family. He is best known as the chairman of Koç Holding, a position he held from 2003 until his death in 2016. Priv ...

, Turkish businessman (born 1960) *January 22 –

Kamer Genç Kamer Genç (February 23, 1940 – January 22, 2016) was a Turkish politician, elected a member of parliament for the Republican People's Party in the 1987 and 1991 elections, for the True Path Party in the 1995 and 1999 elections, as an in ...

, Turkish politician (born 1940)

February

*February 23 – Tosun Terzioğlu, Former President of

TÜBİTAK The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies ...

(born 1942)

April

*April 20 –

Attila Özdemiroğlu Attila Özdemiroğlu (5 January 1943 – 20 April 2016) was a Turkish composer, arranger and music producer. He was best known for his award winning film scores in the 1970s and 1980s. Career Born on 5 January 1943 in Ankara, Özdemiroğlu got ...

, Turkish composer and singer (born 1943)

May

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

July

*July 7 –

Turgay Şeren Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches at the 195 ...

, Turkish Football Player and Former Technical Director (born 1932) *July 25 –

Halil İnalcık Halil İnalcık (7 September 1916 – 25 July 2016) was a Turkish historian. His highly influential research centered on social and economic approaches to the Ottoman Empire. His academic career started at Ankara University, where he completed hi ...

, 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 Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. Early life Akan was born as Tarık Tahsin Üregül in Istanbul on 13 December 1949. ...

, 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 Korkut Özal (29 May 1929 – 2 November 2016) was a Turkish engineer and politician. He was the brother of Turkish President Turgut Özal and . His cause of death in 2016 are respiratory and circulatory failure. Academic career Korkut Özal st ...

, Turkish politician (born 1929) *November 2 – Gönül Ülkü Özcan, Turkish cinema theater and series player (born 1931) *November 2 –

Mete Akyol Mete Akyol (1935, Ordu - 2 November 2016, Istanbul) was a Turkish journalist. Akyol studied in Talas American Junior High school and Tarsus American High school. He graduated from the English Literature section of Ankara University in 1960. ...

, Turkish journalist (born 1935) *November 30 –

Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (April 9, 1963 – November 30, 2016) was a Turkish actor. Biography Born in Istanbul to actor Necdet Tosun and the older brother of actor Gürdal Tosun, he graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1982 and began his career ...

– Turkish actor (born 1963)

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