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The following lists events in the year 2014 in Turkey.

Incumbents

President: Abdullah Gül (until 28 August), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (starting 28 August)
Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (until 28 August), Ahmet Davutoğlu (starting 28 August)

Events

January

3 January – Turkish lira falls on world currency markets following moves by Central Bank to halt capital flight and strong criticism by Prime Minister Erdogan.^[1]
20 January – Two car bombs kill at least 16 people in an attack on a border post on the Turkish-Syrian border.^[2]
28 January – Turkish lira and other emerging market currencies fall further, despite doubling of interest rate by Central Bank.^[3]

February

7 February – A plane is forced to land in Turkey following a bomb threat from a passenger^[4] on board a flight from Kharkiv in Ukraine.
9 February – Tear gas and water cannons used by the Erdoğan government against street protests against his government's internet restrictions.^[5]
10 February – Stalled negotiations over Cyprus resume between Turkish and Greek governments.^[6]

April

25-26 April – The first International Law and Economics Conference was held at Bilkent University.^[7]

May

13 May – an underground coal fire at a mine in Soma, Manisa, killing 301 people.
24 May – The 6.9 M_w  Aegean Sea earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Three hundred and twenty-four were injured.

June

8 June – Turkey starts work on huge Istanbul Airport.^[8]

August

10 August – Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of 2014 Turkish presidential election. Erdoğan's presidential win.^[9]^[10]

October

10 October – 36 killed during mass protests across Turkey in protests over Ankara's policies towards the ISIL.

November

1 November – Turkey breaks from its policy of preventing Kurdish fighters from entering Syria and allows 150 Iraqi Peshmerga to cross into Kobani.
3 November – A small boat carrying asylum seekers sinks in the Black Sea near Istanbul resulting in at least 21 deaths.
28 November – Pope Francis visits Turkey, calling for interfaith dialogue and an end to Islamic extremism, and meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bartholomew I of Constantinople.

December

1 December – Russia abandons its plans for the South Stream pipeline to Bulgaria due to European Union objections instead looking at a pipeline to Turkey.

Deaths

8 January – Selçuk Uluergüven, 73, actor.
22 February – Behsat Üvez, 53, singer-songwriter (lung cancer)
11 March – Berkin Elvan, 15, student.
20 June – Murat Sökmenoğlu, 69, politician

References

^ Larry Elliott (29 January 2014). "Emerging markets crisis sees rush for safe havens". The Guardian.
^ "Sixteen killed by twin bombs at Syria-Turkey border post". Reuters. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ Fulya Ozerkan (29 January 2014). "Turkish rate boost to lira fizzles out". News Yahoo.
^ Harriet Alexander (7 February 2014). "Winter Olympics: Bomb threat forces plane from Ukraine to land in Turkey after hijack attempt". The Telegraph.
^ Ece Toksabay (22 February 2014). "Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest". Reuters.
^ Helena Smith (10 February 2014). "High stakes as Greeks and Turks revive Cyprus peace talks". The Guardian.
^ "Bilkent News – EJLE Special Issue Highlights First Law and Economics Conference in Turkey". Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ Courtney Trenwith (8 June 2014). "Turkey starts work on huge new Istanbul airport". ConstructionWeekOnline.com.
^ Ceylan Yeginsu (10 August 2014). "Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential Election". The New York Times.
^ "Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election". BBC. 10 August 2014.

[1] Larry Elliott (29 January 2014). "Emerging markets crisis sees rush for safe havens". The Guardian.

[2] "Sixteen killed by twin bombs at Syria-Turkey border post". Reuters. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[3] Fulya Ozerkan (29 January 2014). "Turkish rate boost to lira fizzles out". News Yahoo.

[4] Harriet Alexander (7 February 2014). "Winter Olympics: Bomb threat forces plane from Ukraine to land in Turkey after hijack attempt". The Telegraph.

[5] Ece Toksabay (22 February 2014). "Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest". Reuters.

[6] Helena Smith (10 February 2014). "High stakes as Greeks and Turks revive Cyprus peace talks". The Guardian.

[7] "Bilkent News – EJLE Special Issue Highlights First Law and Economics Conference in Turkey". Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[8] Courtney Trenwith (8 June 2014). "Turkey starts work on huge new Istanbul airport". ConstructionWeekOnline.com.

[9] Ceylan Yeginsu (10 August 2014). "Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential Election". The New York Times.

[10] "Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election". BBC. 10 August 2014.

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-Events in the year '''2014 in Turkey''',
+The following lists events in the year '''2014 in Turkey'''.
+{{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}}
 ==Incumbents==
-*[[President of Turkey|President]]: [[Abdullah Gül]]
+*[[President of Turkey|President]]: [[Abdullah Gül]] (until 28 August), [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] (starting 28 August)
-*[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]]: [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
+*[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]]: [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] (until 28 August), [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]] (starting 28 August)
 ==Events==
 ===January===
-* 3 January – Turkish lira falls on world currency markets following moves by Central Bank to halt capital flight and strong criticism by Prime Minister Erdogan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/29/emerging-markets-crisis-rush-for-save-havens |title=Emerging markets crisis sees rush for safe havens |newspaper=Guardian |author=Larry Elliott |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
+* 3 January – Turkish lira falls on world currency markets following moves by Central Bank to halt capital flight and strong criticism by Prime Minister Erdogan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/29/emerging-markets-crisis-rush-for-save-havens |title=Emerging markets crisis sees rush for safe havens |newspaper=The Guardian|author=Larry Elliott |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
-* 28 January – [[Turkish lira]] and other emerging market currencies fall further, despite doubling of interest rate by Central Bank.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.yahoo.com/turkish-rate-rise-helps-lira-defies-erdogan-amid-104645881.html |title=Turkish rate boost to lira fizzles out |newspaper=News Yahoo |author=Fulya Ozerkan |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
+* 20 January – Two car bombs kill at least 16 people in an attack on a border post on the Turkish-[[Syria]]n border.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-bomb-idUSBREA0J10L20140120|title=Sixteen killed by twin bombs at Syria-Turkey border post|date=20 January 2014|work=Reuters|access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>
+* 28 January – [[Turkish lira]] and other emerging market currencies fall further, despite doubling of interest rate by Central Bank.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/turkish-rate-rise-helps-lira-defies-erdogan-amid-104645881.html |title=Turkish rate boost to lira fizzles out |newspaper=News Yahoo |author=Fulya Ozerkan |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
 ===February===
-* 7 February – A plane is forced to land in Turkey following a bomb threat from a passenger<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10625034/Winter-Olympics-Bomb-threat-forces-plane-from-Ukraine-to-land-in-Turkey-after-hijack-attempt.html |title=Winter Olympics: Bomb threat forces plane from Ukraine to land in Turkey after hijack attempt |newspaper=The Telegraph |author=Harriet Alexander |date=7 February 2014}}</ref> on board a flight from [[Kharkov]] in Ukraine.
+* 7 February – A plane is forced to land in Turkey following a bomb threat from a passenger<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10625034/Winter-Olympics-Bomb-threat-forces-plane-from-Ukraine-to-land-in-Turkey-after-hijack-attempt.html |title=Winter Olympics: Bomb threat forces plane from Ukraine to land in Turkey after hijack attempt |newspaper=The Telegraph |author=Harriet Alexander |date=7 February 2014}}</ref> on board a flight from [[Kharkiv]] in Ukraine.
-* 9 February – Tear gas and water cannons used by the Erdoğan government against street protests against his government's internet restrictions.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-turkey-protest-idUSBREA1L0UV20140222 | title = Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest | date = 22 February 2014 | newspaper = [[Reuters]] | author = Ece Toksabay}}</ref>
+* 9 February – Tear gas and water cannons used by the Erdoğan government against street protests against his government's internet restrictions.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-protest-idUSBREA1L0UV20140222 | title = Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest | date = 22 February 2014 | work = [[Reuters]] | author = Ece Toksabay}}</ref>
-* 10 February – Stalled negotiations over [[Cyprus]] resume between Turkish and Greek governments.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/10/greeks-turks-cyprus-peace-talks-negotiation |title=High stakes as Greeks and Turks revive Cyprus peace talks |newspaper=Guardian |author=Helena Smith |date=10 February 2014}}</ref>
+* 10 February – Stalled negotiations over [[Cyprus]] resume between Turkish and Greek governments.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/10/greeks-turks-cyprus-peace-talks-negotiation |title=High stakes as Greeks and Turks revive Cyprus peace talks |newspaper=The Guardian|author=Helena Smith |date=10 February 2014}}</ref>
+=== April ===
+* 25-26 April – The first [[International Law and Economics Conference]] was held at [[Bilkent University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilkent News – EJLE Special Issue Highlights First Law and Economics Conference in Turkey |url=http://bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr/ejle-special-issue-highlights-first-law-and-economics-conference-in-turkey/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ===May===
-*13 May – an [[Soma mine disaster|underground coal fire]] at a mine in Soma, Manisa, killing 301 people.
+* 13 May – an [[Soma mine disaster|underground coal fire]] at a mine in Soma, Manisa, killing 301 people.
+* 24 May – The 6.9 {{M|w}} [[2014 Aegean Sea earthquake|Aegean Sea earthquake]] shook the area with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''). Three hundred and twenty-four were injured.
 ===June===
-*8 June - Turkey starts work on huge [[Istanbul New Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-28554-turkey-starts-work-on-huge-new-istanbul-airport/ |title=Turkey starts work on huge new Istanbul airport |newspaper=ConstructionWeekOnline.com |author=Courtney Trenwith |date=8 June 2014}}</ref>
+* 8 June – Turkey starts work on huge [[Istanbul Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-28554-turkey-starts-work-on-huge-new-istanbul-airport/ |title=Turkey starts work on huge new Istanbul airport |newspaper=ConstructionWeekOnline.com |author=Courtney Trenwith |date=8 June 2014}}</ref>
-===July===
+===August===
 [[File:AK Party fans celebrating victory of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] fans celebrating victory of Erdoğan in front of the AK Party headquarter after Turkish Presidential election, [[Ankara]].]]
-*10 July - Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of [[Turkish presidential election, 2014|2014 Turkish Presidential Election]]. [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]]'s presidential win.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/world/europe/erdogan-turkeys-premier-wins-presidential-election.html?_r=0/ |title=Turkey’s Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential Election |newspaper=The New York Times |author=Ceylan Yeginsu |date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28729234 |title=Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election |newspaper=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
+* 10 August – Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of [[2014 Turkish presidential election]]. [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]]'s presidential win.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/world/europe/erdogan-turkeys-premier-wins-presidential-election.html |title=Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential Election |newspaper=The New York Times |author=Ceylan Yeginsu |date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28729234 |title=Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins Turkish presidential election |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
+===October===
+*10 October – 36 killed during mass protests across Turkey in protests over Ankara's policies towards the ISIL.
+===November===
+* 1 November – Turkey breaks from its policy of preventing Kurdish fighters from entering [[Syria]] and allows 150 Iraqi Peshmerga to cross into [[Kobani]].
+* 3 November – A small boat carrying asylum seekers sinks in the Black Sea near Istanbul resulting in at least 21 deaths.
+* 28 November – [[Pope Francis]] visits Turkey, calling for interfaith dialogue and an end to [[Islamic extremism]], and meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and [[Bartholomew I of Constantinople]].
+===December===
+* 1 December – [[Russia]] abandons its plans for the South Stream pipeline to [[Bulgaria]] due to [[European Union]] objections instead looking at a pipeline to Turkey.
 ==Deaths==
-*8 January – [[Selçuk Uluergüven]], 73, actor.
+* 8 January – [[Selçuk Uluergüven]], 73, actor.
-*11 March – [[Berkin Elvan]], 15, student (born 1999).
+* 22 February – [[Behsat Üvez]], 53, singer-songwriter (lung cancer)
+* 11 March – [[Berkin Elvan]], 15, student.
+* 20 June – [[Murat Sökmenoğlu]], 69, politician
+==See also==
+*[[2014 in Turkish television]]
+*[[List of Turkish films of 2014]]
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-[[Category:Turkey history-related lists]]
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 [[Category:2014 in Europe|Turkey]]
 [[Category:2014 in Asia|Turkey]]
+[[Category:2014 by country|Turkey]]

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