Following the military coup of 1980, the
Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
October
11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
15 October –
NSP chairman
Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.[2]
27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
30 October –
Bülent Ecevit resigns from
CHP for its passivity during the coup.
Following the military coup of 1980, the
Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
October
11 October – Census (Population: 44,736,947)
15 October –
NSP chairman
Erbakan and 21 party members arrested for acting against secular principles of the republic.[2]
27 October – Work begins on a new constitution.[2]
30 October –
Bülent Ecevit resigns from
CHP for its passivity during the coup.