Events in the year 1956 in Turkey.[1]
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- 20 February – The magnitude 5.8 Eskişehir earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and four deaths.[2]
- 23 February – Polemics in the parliament concerning the 6/7 September 1955 event (Istanbul pogrom)
- 1 March – In Istanbul the previously common seat of the governor and the mayor was split
- 8 April – Opening date of Seyhan Dam and hydroelectric plant, the biggest plant (in 1950s)
- 10 April – 625 metres (2,051 ft) Birecik Bridge over the Fırat River in service
- 8 July – Three opposition parties issued a common statement
- 26 October – Turkey joined the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA
Celal Bayar
Adnan Menderes
İsmet İnönü
Hatı Çırpan
Cemil Cahit Toydemir
Meral Akşener
Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, Istanbul, 1998, pp. 132–134