Incumbents
- President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- Speaker of the Grand National Assembly: Binali Yıldırım (until 19 February)
- Speaker of the Grand National Assembly: Mustafa Şentop (from 24 February)
Events
Ongoing
February
- 6 February - An 8-storey building in Kartal collapsed killing, 8 people and injuring 14 others.[1]
- 10 February - The grand breaking ceremony for the Atatürk Cultural Center was held in the place of the previously demolished building.[2]
- 11 February - A UH-1 military helicopter crashed in Çekmeköy, killing 4 soldiers. On 26 November 2018, the same type of helicopter had departed this location and fell of around Sancaktepe.[3]
- 13 February - In a call for tinder organized for İddaa, Şans Venture Partnership won the tender.[4]
- 18 February - The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, Binali Yıldırım, resigns from his post to become a candidate for the Mayor-ship of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality at the local elections. He was temporarily succeeded by the Deputy Speaker Celal Adan.[5]
- 24 February - By winning 336 votes, Mustafa Şentop is elected as the new Speaker of the Grand National Assembly.[6]
- 25 February - Turkish scientists established a temporarily base in Antarctica.[7]
- 25 February - Emlak Kredi Bank, which had become defunct in 2001, is reopened under the name Emlak Katılım Bank following an announcement in the Official Gazette.[8]
March
- 7 March - Çamlıca Mosque is opened on the day corresponding to the Night of Wishes.[9]
- 12 March - Gebze-Halkalı Commuter train line was opened as the second phase of Marmaray expansions. Expeditions were stopped in 2013 for the renewal of suburban lines.[10]
- 31 March - Local elections took place across the country.[11] Ekrem İmamoğlu says he won Istanbul's mayoral election by 29,000 votes, although the country's ruling party says they garnered 48.70% of the votes compared to only 48.65% for İmamoğlu.[12] Binali Yıldırım claims he received 48.71% of the votes and claims victory.[12]
June
- 23 June - June 2019 Istanbul mayoral election took place.[13] Ekrem İmamoğlu was elected as the new mayor.
August
- 8 August - A 6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Bozkurt, Denizli. There was no loss of life during this earthquake.[14]
- 19 August - Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Metropolitan mayors were removed from their posts and temporarily replaced by trustees.[15]
September
- 16 September - Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders met during a summit on Syria in Ankara.[16]
- 17 September - Teknofest 2019 started, lasting for a week.[17]
- 26 September - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred offshore the Sea of Marmara in Silivri, Istanbul.[18]
- 26 September - Anadolu Efes S.K. defeated Fenerbahçe Basketball in the finale for the Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup, winning the cup for the 12th time.[19]
October
- 9 October — Rojava offensive.
December
- 27 December - TOGG Turkish national car is introduced to the public.[20]
Deaths
- 4 January – Turhan Erdoğan, Turkish academic in civil engineering (born 1938)
- 23 January – Ayşen Gruda, Turkish actress and comedian (born 1944)[21]
- 3 February – Turgut Uçar, Turkish football manager and coach (born 1964)
- 19 February - Abdullah Çevrim, Turkish football player (born 1941)[22]
- 26 February – Aytaç Arman, Turkish actor (born 1949)[23]
- 8 March – Mesrob II Mutafyan of Constantinople, the 84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (born 1956) [24]
- 13 March – Beril Dedeoğlu, Turkish academic and politician (born 1961) [25]
- 5 May – Kadir Mısıroğlu, Turkish conspiracy theorist (born 1933)
- 28 July – Ferruh Bozbeyli, Turkish politician (born 1927) [26]
- 15 October – Orhan Birgit, lawyer and politician (born 1927)
- 20 November – F. Tulga Ocak, academic (born 1946)
- 16 December – Sevim Tekeli, academic (born 1924)
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- ^ "Binali Yıldırım Meclis Başkanlığı'nı Celal Adan'a devretti". Bloomberg HT. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "TBMM'nin yeni Başkanı Mustafa Şentop oldu". Anadolu Ajansı. 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Türkiye Antarktika'ya geçici bilim üssü kuruldu". Parstoday.com. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası (Emlak Bankası) yeniden kuruldu! Resmi Gazete'de yayımlandı". Mynet. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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- ^ a b "The Latest: Opposition candidate says he won Istanbul". ABC News. March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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- ^ "Denizli'de can kaybı yok, tüm kurumlar teyakkuza geçti". BBC Türkçe. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Diyarbakır, Van ve Mardin'de HDP'li büyükşehir belediye başkanları görevden alındı". Euronews. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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- ^ "TEKNOFEST İstanbul başladı". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "İstanbul 5,8 büyüklüğünde deprem ile sarsıldı". Bloomberg HT. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "35. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası'nı Anadolu Efes kazandı". CNN Türk. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Son dakika haberi: Türkiye'nin Yerli otomobili tanıtıldı! Yerli otomobil fiyatı ne kadar, ismi nedir, özellikleri neler ve nerede üretilecek?".
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- ^ "Fenerbahçe'nin efsane ismi Abdullah Çevrim hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Aytaç Arman son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Anadolu Agency. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Türkiye Ermenileri Patriği Mesrob Mutafyan hayatını kaybetti". Hürriyet. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Beril Dedeoğlu hayatını kaybetti". Habertürk. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "TBMM eski Başkanı Ahmet Ferruh Bozbeyli, hayatını kaybetti!". MSN. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.