1995 in Turkey

Centuries:	; ; 20th; 21st; ;
Decades:	1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s;
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1995 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

19th Parliament of Turkey (up to 24 December)
20th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party – True Path Party (DYP)
Main opposition – Motherland Party (ANAP)

Cabinet

50th government of Turkey (up to 5 October)
51st government of Turkey (5 October – 30 October)
52nd government of Turkey (from 30 October)

Events

4 January – Two parties with the same background, namely Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) and Republican People's Party (CHP) decided to merge.
12 February – Although SHP was the bigger partner, Erdal İnönü, the former leader of SHP proposed that the fusion should be in CHP.
12 February – Because of dense smog, schools were temporarily closed in İstanbul.
18 February – SHP merged with the CHP and Hikmet Çetin was elected as the caretaker leader of CHP.
12/13 March – Gazi Quarter riots in İstanbul
20 March – Operation Steel launched against Kurdish separatists
11 April – Tansu Çiller started irrigation through the Şanlıurfa Irrigation Tunnels
21 May – Beşiktaş won the championship of the Turkish football league^[2]
12 June – 22 soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists in Tunceli Province
7 July – Operation against Kurdish separatists around the Iraq border
25 July – Gold exchange market was opened
29 August – Flood in Rize; 10 deaths
7 September – Militants killed 9 workers in Hatay Province
15 September – Clash between government forces and militants in Diyarbakır Province
1 October – Earthquake in Dinar, Afyonkarahisar; 90 deaths
9 September – Deniz Baykal was elected as the new president of CHP
19 September – Tansu Çiller and Deniz Baykal could not agree on the coalition protocol and the 50th government dissolved (but continued up to the formation of the new government)
13 October – Tansu Çiller’s 2nd government (founded on 5 October) lost a vote of confidence
5 November – Tansu Çiller’s 3rd government (founded on 30 October, with their coalition partner CHP) received the vote of confidence
13 December – Customs Union with European Union
24 December – General elections :Welfare Party 158 seats, ANAP 132 seats, DYP 135 seats, DSP 76 seats, CHP 49 seats