List of events
Events in the year 1955 in Turkey.[1]
Events
19 February – Agreement between Turkey and Greece on the rehabilitation of the River Meriç.
- 24 February – CENTO agreement
- 15 April – Fuat Köprülü one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) resigned from the government
- 22 May – Polemics in the parliament
- 16 July – The magnitude 6.8 Soke–Aydin earthquake shook the Aydın Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing severe damage and four deaths.[2]
- 6/7 September – Unchecked demonstrations in Istanbul and the other big cities against Greeks. Martial law in three cities.
- 15 October – A crisis in the ruling party about the right to prove in press. Nine MPs were expelled from the party and Ten MPs resigned.
- 23 October – Census (the population: 24,064,763)
- 13 November – Local elections
- 20 December – Liberty Party was founded by the MPs expelled from the DP.
