2002 in Turkey

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← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Turkey → 2003 2004 2005
Centuries:	20th 21st
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See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 2002 in Turkey.

Elections

2002 Turkish general election

Incumbents

• President: Ahmet Necdet Sezer
• Prime Minister: Bülent Ecevit (until 18 November), Abdullah Gül (from 18 November)

Births

• 4 February – Erencan Yardımcı, football player

Deaths

• 31 January – Turgut Göle
• 25 March – Esmeray
• 30 August – Hüsnü A. Göksel
• 5 November – Seyfi Öztürk
• 2 December – Mehmet Emin Toprak

References