Events of

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Incumbents

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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...

* 29th

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly This article lists the speakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The name of the parliament of Turkey, originally and currently the Grand National Assembly of Turkey () since its establishment on 23 April 1920, has for short periods be ...

Mustafa Şentop Mustafa Şentop (born 6 August 1968) is a Turkish people, Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice and Development Party (AKP) who is currently a Member of Parliament#Turkey, Member of Parliament and has been i ...

* President of the Constitutional Court: Zühtü Arslan * Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Armed Forces:

Yaşar Güler Yaşar Güler (born 18 September 1954) is a retired Turkish general currently serving as the Minister of National Defense. He previously served as the 30th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces from 2018 to 2023. Career He en ...

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

: 66th government of Turkey * Cabinet: Fourth Erdoğan Cabinet

Events

Ongoing

COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include f ...

2016–present purges in Turkey Since 2016, the Government of Turkey, government of Turkey has conducted a series of purges, enabled by a Martial law and state of emergency in Turkey, state of emergency in reaction to the 2016 Turkish coup attempt, failed coup attempt on 15 Ju ...

* 2018–2022 Turkish currency and debt crisis

January

*January 2: Turkey reports a new refugee influx and possible crisis, as 250,000 Syrians flee

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

for Turkey, due to Syrian government attacks on rebel groups around

Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey. History ...

. *January 6: The new building of the National Organization Agency (MİT) opened in

Etimesgut Etimesgut, formerly Ahimesut, is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 273 km2, and its population is 614,891 (2022). It mainly consists of large public housing projects, from Ankara city centre. Its ...

, Ankara. *January 7: Turkey signs maritime deal with

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

. *January 11: A 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in

Silivri Silivri, formerly Selymbria (Greek language, Greek: Σηλυμβρία), is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 217,163 (2022). It lies along the Sea of Marmara, outsi ...

. *January 15: Turkey lifts its ban on Wikipedia, due to a ruling by the Turkish High Constitutional Court. *January 24:

2020 Elazığ earthquake The 2020 Elazığ earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time (17:55 UTC) on 24 January in Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 . The earthquake's epicentre was close to the town of Sivrice in Elazığ Province and fe ...

February

*February 4–5: 2020 Van avalanches: two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray, killing at least 41 people. *February 5: Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Izmir to

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. The

Boeing 737-800 The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a twinjet, twin-engine narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third-generation derivative of the Boeing 737, it ha ...

operating the route skidded off the runway while landing at the

Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is the secondary international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. Located southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the o ...

. Three people were killed, 179 people were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. *February 23:

2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes The first and most destructive of the 2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes occurred on 23 February, near Khoy in north-west Iran, close to the border with Turkey, killing 9 people in Başkale, Van. It hit at 9:23 a.m. local time (05:53 UTC) with a ...

: the first one occurred on 23 February, near

Khoy Khoy (, ) is a city in the Central District (Khoy County), Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Medes, Median times, ...

in north-west

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, close to the border with Turkey, killing 9 people in

Başkale Başkale (, ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,727 km2, and its population is 44,168 (2022). The municipality Başkale was established in 1937. In the local elections of March 2019 Erkan Acar from the ...

Van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...

. It hit at 9:23 a.m. local time (05:53

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) with a magnitude of 5.8 . About 10 hours later the same area was hit by another major earthquake of 6.0 . *February 27: During the peak of Operation Dawn of Idlib 2, the

Syrian Arab Air Force The Syrian Air Force () is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948, and first saw action in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Under Ba'athist Syria until December 8, 2024, it was known as the Syrian Arab Air Force ...

, and possibly the

Russian Air Force The Russian Air Force () is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reb ...

, conducted two airstrikes against a

Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...

convoy in Balyun, Idlib. The strikes resulted in the deaths of 34 Turkish soldiers according to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ''(see:

2020 Balyun airstrikes On 27 February 2020, during the Dawn of Idlib 2 Operation, a joint airstrike was executed by the Russian and Syrian Air Forces against a convoy of the Turkish Army stationed in Balyun, within the Idlib Governorate. Turkish President Recep Ta ...

)''

March

*March 1: Turkey started conducting

Operation Spring Shield Operation Spring Shield () was a cross-border military operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in the Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria against the Syrian Armed Forces and allied militias. The operation was launched on 27 ...

. *March 11: The Ministry of Health confirms the first

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

case in Turkey. ''(see:

)'' *March 12: As part of the governmental measures for controlling the pandemic, primary and secondary schools were closed for 1 week from 16 March. Universities were also closed for 3 weeks. *March 17: The first death from COVID-19 occurred in Turkey. *March 21: A curfew was imposed by the government for people over 65. *March 27: All educational programs were suspended until April 30 as a result of governmental measures for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.

April

*April 3: A curfew was imposed by the government for people under 20. *April 10: As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a curfew was declared in 31 provinces. *April 17: In order to control the spread of COVID-19, a curfew was declared in 31 provinces which was set to last over the weekend. *April 20: Another curfew was announced by the government in 30 metropolitan municipalities and

Zonguldak Zonguldak () is a List of cities in Turkey, city of about 100 thousand people in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Zonguldak Province and Zonguldak District.An earthquake of 5.7 hit Bingöl, Karlıova. One person was killed. * June 15: Turkey launched an air attack on the areas used as a base by terrorists in northern

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

under Operation Claw-Eagle. * June 17: ** Turkey launched Operation Claw-Tiger in Northern Iraq. ** Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkır is elected President of the 75th United Nations General Assembly. He was the sole candidate.

July

* July 3: An explosion occurred in the fireworks factory in Hendek. 6 workers died and 114 workers were injured. * July 6: 450 hectares of forest were burned in the Ilgardere district of

Gelibolu Gelibolu is a town in Çanakkale Province of the Marmara Region, located in Eastern Thrace in the European part of Turkey. It is located on the southern shore of the Gallipoli, peninsula named after it on the Dardanelles strait, away from Lapsek ...

, Çanakkale. Transportation was stopped in the Dardanelles. * July 7: The elections for choosing the

was held.

was re-elected. * July 10: Turkish President

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Recep is a Turkish name deriving from the Arabic name Rajab. It may refer to: People Surname * Aziz Recep (born 1992), German-Greek footballer * Sibel Recep (born 1987), Swedish pop singer Given name * Recep Adanır (1929–2017), Turkish fo ...

annuls the

Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia (; ; ; ; ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (; ), is a mosque and former Church (building), church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The last of three church buildings to be successively ...

's museum status, converting the site back into a mosque.

August

* August 21: ** Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of

natural gas Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...

in the biggest ever discovery in the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

, and hopes to begin production by 2023. The Turkish drilling ship Fatih, had been carrying out exploration operations in the Tuna-1 sector in the western Black Sea for the past month. ** President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the decision to transfer the administration of the

Chora Church The Chora Church or Kariye Mosque () is a Byzantine architecture, Byzantine church, now converted to a mosque (for the second time), in the Edirnekapı, Istanbul, Edirnekapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for ...

to the

Directorate of Religious Affairs Directorate may refer to: Contemporary *Directorates of the Scottish Government * Directorate-General, a type of specialised administrative body in the European Union * Directorate-General for External Security, the French external intelligence ag ...

and to open it for worship as a mosque, and the decision was published in the '' T.C. Resmî Gazete''. * August 23: Flood and landslide disaster occurred in

Giresun Province Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...

and seven of its districts. 6 people died. * August 25: Ahlat Mansion was opened during the 949th anniversary of Manzikert Victory.

September

* September 3:

Otoyol 21 Otoyol 21 (), abbreviated as O-21, a.k.a. Ankara-Tarsus Otoyolu (), is a completed toll motorway in the Central Anatolia and Mediterranean regions in Turkey. Currently, it connects Otoyol 20 from Gölbaşı, Ankara with the Adana-Mersin Motorwa ...

, connecting Ankara and Tarsus, was put into service. * September 17: Turkey's first flying car introduced as Cezeri, took off in Teknofest Gaziantep. * September 21: In-person education following the COVID-19 pandemic started gradually, covering first grade and pre-school students. * September 24: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude occurred off

Tekirdağ Tekirdağ () is a city in northwestern Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. The city forms the urban part of the Süleymanpaşa district, with a population of 186,421 in 2022. Tekirdağ ...

and Marmaraereğlisi. * September 27: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey would support Azerbaijan during the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, surrounding occupied territories. It was a major esca ...

October

* October 11: Forest fires that started in Belen, Hatay, spread to other districts. 400 hectares of forest burned. * October 12: In-person education was enforced for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th and 12th grades. * October 17: Erdoğan announced that 85 billion cubic meters of natural gas was discovered in the

. *October 26: A suicide bombing perpetrated by the PKK occurred on Fener Street in

İskenderun İskenderun (), historically known as Alexandretta (, ) and Scanderoon, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 247 km2, and its population is 251,682 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coas ...

, injuring several people and killing the perpetrator. *October 30: The

2020 Aegean Sea earthquake An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.0 occurred on 30 October 2020 about northeast of the Greek island of Samos. Although Samos was closest to the epicentre, it was the large Turkish city İzmir, northeast that was heavily affected—mo ...

with an epicenter close to the

Gulf of Kuşadası The Gulf of Kuşadası () is a small Gulf (geography), gulf and strait in the Aegean Sea, separating the Greece, Greek island of Samos from the mainland of Turkey. Kuşadası is a resort town on Turkey's western Aegean coast, on the Gulf of Kuşa ...

caused building damages and tsunami on the Turkish west coast. More than 110 people were killed and over 1100 were injured.

November

*November 2: In person education started gradually for students, including 5th and 12th grades. *November 5: With the circular issued by the Ministry of Interior, new measures were announced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. *November 9: Treasury and Finance Minister

Berat Albayrak Berat Albayrak ( born 21 February 1978) is a Turkish businessman and politician. He served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018 and as the minister of treasury and finance from 2018 to 2020. In the general elections ...

's request for resignation was accepted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and

Lütfi Elvan Lütfi Elvan (born 12 March 1962) is a Turkish politician. Elvan has served as the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey from November 2020 to December 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication f ...

was appointed as the new Minister of Treasury and Finance. *November 15: The

Turkish Grand Prix The Turkish Grand Prix () is a Formula One motor race held at Istanbul Park, designed by Hermann Tilke. The race was part of the Formula One World Championship between and , and to , the latter two being due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fel ...

was held for the first time after nine years. *November 18: With the circular issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, curfews and many new measures were introduced to be enforced on weekends, excluding activities occurring between 10:00 am – 08:00 pm.

December

*December 10: The ministry of health announced the total number of coronavirus cases in Turkey as 1,748,567. *December 14: The

United States Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the Treasury, national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current United States federal executive departments, U.S. government departments. ...

issued sanctions against the Presidency of Defense Industries. * December 30: 3 million units of

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were delivered to Turkey.

Deaths

*17 January –

Rahşan Ecevit Rahşan Ecevit (''née'' Aral, 17 December 1923 – 17 January 2020) was a Turkish author, painter and politician. She was the second lady of Turkey four times during her husband Bülent Ecevit's prime ministries. Biography She was born in Bu ...

, politician (b. 1923) *19 January –

Kazım Ayvaz Kazım Ayvaz (March 10, 1938 – January 18, 2020) was a Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the lightweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1964 Olympics and became world champion twic ...

, wrestler (b. 1938) *25 January – Garbis Zakaryan, boxer (b. 1930) *14 February – Hilmi Ok, football referee (b. 1932) *17 February – Mustafa Yücedağ, footballer (b. 1966) *25 February –

Hikmet Köksal Hikmet Köksal (1932 – February 25, 2020) was a Turkish general, born in Yusufeli. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1997 "post-modern coup", and previously Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1994–1996). He was o ...

, military officer (b. 1932) *2 March –

Suat Yalaz Suat Yalaz (1 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was a Turkish comics, Turkish Comic book creator, comic book artist, foremost known as the creator of the character Karaoğlan. He has also produced films based on his creation. Early career Gradua ...

, comic book artist (b. 1932) *15 March – Aytaç Yalman, military officer (b. 1940) *20 March – **

Cengiz Bektaş Cengiz Bektaş (26 November 1934 – 20 March 2020) was a Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer for Evrensel, ''Evrensel'' newspaper. Education Bektaş was born in Denizli. He attended Istanbul State Academy of the Fine Arts, and ultimate ...

, architect (b. 1934) ** Muhterem Nur, actress and singer (b. 1932) *24 March – Nihat Akbay, footballer (b. 1945) *28 March –

Fevzi Aksoy Fevzi Aksoy (1 May 1930 – 28 March 2020) was a Turkish sports writer, medical doctor, neurologist and academic. He graduated from Pertevniyal High School in 1947. He continued his education at the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and gr ...

, academic and columnist (b. 1930) *31 March – Turhan Kaya, actor (b. 1951) *2 April – Feriha Öz, pathologist (b. 1933) *3 April – ** Helin Bölek, singer (b. 1992) ** Yusuf Kenan Sönmez, politician (b. 1948) *14 April – Haydar Baş, politician (b. 1947) *15 April –

Ülkü Azrak Ali Ülkü Azrak (24 July 1933 – 15 April 2020) was a Turkish lawyer and academic. Personal life He had two sons from his marriage to Hannelore Azrak, who was of German origin. He spent the majority of his time between Turkey and Germany. Th ...

, academic (b. 1933) *27 April – Nur Yerlitaş, fashion designer (b. 1955) *3 May –

Ömer Döngeloğlu Ömer Döngeloğlu (1968 – 3 May 2020) was a Turkish theologian, writer, producer and television presenter. He was known for the religious programs he hosted on Kanal 7. He died from COVID-19 in Istanbul on 3 May 2020. Life He completed his ...

, theologian (b. 1968) *9 June – Ayşegül Atik, actress (b. 1948) *13 June –

Ziya Müezzinoğlu Ziya Müezzinoğlu (1919–2020) was a Turkish economist, diplomat and politician. He held various posts, including ambassador of Turkey to West Germany and minister of finance. Early life and education Müezzinoğlu was born in Kayseri on 5 May ...

, Turkish economist, diplomat and politician (born 1919) *7 July – Jale Aylanç, actress (b. 1948) *14 July –

Adalet Ağaoğlu Adalet Ağaoğlu (née Sümer; 23 October 1929 – 14 July 2020) was a Turkish novelist and playwright, considered one of the foremost novelists of 20th-century Turkish literature. She also wrote essays, memoirs, and short stories. Life She w ...

, novelist and playwright (b. 1929) *17 July – Seyfi Dursunoğlu, performing artist and comedian (b. 1932) *31 August –

Haldun Boysan Haldun Boysan (6 July 1958 – 31 August 2020) was a Turkish actor. One of his most notable works was in '' Valley of the Wolves'' as Tombalacı Mehmet. Death Boysan died of heart attack on 31 August 2020 in his hotel room in Ürgüp district ...

, actor (b. 1958) *15 September –

Suna Kıraç Suna Koç Kıraç (born Suna Koç; June 3, 1941 – September 15, 2020) was a Turkish businesswoman and a billionaire. Early years Suna Koç was born to Vehbi Koç (1901–1996), the wealthiest businessman of Turkey, and his wife Sadberk (1908 ...

, businesswoman (b. 1941) *16 October – Markar Esayan, author, journalist and politician (b. 1969) *18 October –

Bekir Coşkun Bekir Coşkun (1945 – 18 October 2020) was a Turkish people, Turkish journalist, writer and columnist for leading Turkish daily, ''Cumhuriyet''. He was a good friend of Emin Çölaşan, with whom he had worked in the newspaper ''Hürriyet'' befo ...

, journalist, author (b. 1945) *26 October – Osman Durmuş, physician and former Minister of Health (b. 1947) *30 October –

Mesut Yılmaz Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz () (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party (, ANAP) from 1991 to 2002, and served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two prime-ministerial term ...

, politician, former prime minister and former leader of the Motherland Party (b. 1947) * 1 November – ** Burhan Kuzu, politician and lawyer (b. 1955) ** Yalçın Granit, basketball player, coach and sports journalist (b. 1932) *6 November –

Timur Selçuk Timur Selçuk (2 July 1946 – 6 November 2020) was a Turkish composer, pianist, singer and conductor. Biography One of the greatest Turkish composers, Timur Selçuk was the son of Turkish neo-classical music composer Münir Nurettin Selçu ...

, musician and conductor (b. 1946) *7 November –

Gli Gli ( 2004 – 7 November 2020) was a cat from Istanbul best known for living in the Hagia Sophia, for which she became an Internet celebrity, grabbing the attention of visiting tourists. Gli was born in 2004 and was raised at the Hagia Sophi ...

, European Shorthair cat and an Internet celebrity (b. 2004) *19 November –

Reşit Karabacak Reşit Karabacak (5 July 1954 – 19 November 2020) was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Erzurum, Turkey, he became European champion in 1983 in Budapest, beating Efraim Kamberov (Efraim Kamberoğlu), ...

, wrestler (b. 1954) *17 December –

Tuncay Mataracı Tuncay Mataracı (2 February 1935 – 17 December 2020) was a Turkish politician and government minister. Early life and education Tuncay Mataracı was born on 2 February 1935 in Rize, Turkey. His father is Mehmet Tevfik Mataracı. He finished ...

, politician and former minister (b. 1935) *22 December – Özkan Sümer, former footballer and coach (b. 1940) *25 December – Engin Nurşani, folk musician (b. 1984)

References

External links

Turkey page
at ''Country Studies'' website. {{Europe topic, 2020 in 2020s in Turkey Years of the 21st century in Turkey