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The following lists events that happened in2015 in Turkey.

• President:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Prime Minister:Ahmet Davutoğlu

• January 6 – A suicide bomber kills two people in anattack on a police station in a popular tourist district inIstanbul.^[1]

• April 24, 25 – The 100th anniversary of theGallipoli campaign was commemorated inÇanakkale andIstanbul.

• June 7 –24th General election was held to elect the 550 new members ofGrand National Assembly of Turkey.^[2]

• July 20 –2015 Suruç bombing

• October 10 –2015 Ankara bombings

• November 15, 16 – Thetenth G20 summit was held inAntalya.^[3]

• January 4 -Neşe Aybey, miniaturist (b.1930)

• February 8 -Müzeyyen Senar, classical music performer (b.1918)
• February 14 -Beria Onger, feminist activist and writer (b.1921)
• February 16 -Fikret Şeneş, songwriter (b.1921)
• February 18 -Asuman Baytop, botanist, plant collector, pharmacologist, and educator (b.1920)
• February 28 -Yaşar Kemal, writer and human rights activist (b.1923)^[4]

• March 16 -Nazmi Yükselen, singer, songwriter and folk music composer (b.1926)
• March 12 -Erol Büyükburç, singer and songwriter (b.1936)
• March 29 -Ayla Arslancan, actress (b.1936)

• April 1 -Muzaffer Tekin, military officer (b.1950)
• April 3 -Kayahan, singer and songwriter (b.1949)
• April 19 -Oktay Sinanoğlu, physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (b.1935)
• April 22 -Şevket Müftügil, judge and former president of theConstitutional Court of Turkey (b.1917)

• May 8 -Zeki Alasya, actor (b.1943)
• May 9 -Kenan Evren, politician, military officer, formerChief of the Turkish General Staff and 7thPresident of Turkey (b.1917)
• May 14 -Aysel Ekşi, psychiatrist and professor (b.1934)
• May 31 -Behiye Aksoy, singer (b.1933)

• June 5 -Sadun Boro, amateur sailor tocircumnavigate the globe by sailing (b.1928)
• June 2 -Besim Üstünel, economics, politician (b.1927)
• June 12 -Sümer Tilmaç, actor (b.1948)
• June 17
  • Süleyman Demirel, politician, engineer, 12thPrime Minister of Turkey and 9thPresident of Turkey (b.1924)
  • Başar Sabuncu, director, screenwriter and cinematographer (b.1943)
• June 29 -Osman Necmi Gürmen, novelist (b.1927)

• July 9 -Tahsin Şahinkaya, Air Force general and formerCommander of the Turkish Air Force (b.1925)

• August 5 –Nuri Ok, judge (b.1942)
• August 9 –Fikret Otyam, painter and journalist (b.1926)
• August 19 –Fikri Alican, scientist and physician (b.1929)

• September 24 –Uğur Dağdelen, footballer (b.1973)

• October 5 –Tomris İncer, actress (b.1948)
• October 12 –Levent Kırca, comedian, stage and film actor, columnist and politician (b.1950)
• October 16 –Memduh Ün, film producer, director, actor and screenwrite (b.1920)
• October 22
  • Çetin Altan, writer and journalist (b.1927)
  • Yılmaz Köksal, actor (b.1939)
• October 30 –Sinan Şamil Sam, heavyweight professional boxer (b.1974)

• November 3 –Semih Özmert, judge (b.1921)
• November 4 –Gülten Akın, poet (b.1933)
• November 21 –Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu, politician (b.1927)
• November 23 –Kâmran İnan, diplomat, scholar and politician (b.1929)

• December 23
  • Nimet Özgüç, archaeologist (b.1916)
  • Bülend Ulusu, admiral and 18thPrime Minister of Turkey (b.1923)^[5]
• December 27 –Hüseyin Başaran, sports commentator (b.1958)

• List of Turkish films of 2015

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