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Events in the year '''2012 in Turkey'''. {{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}}
==Incumbents== *President: Abdullah Gül *Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
==Events== *18 March – Police intervene in early Navroz gatherings in multiple cities; clashes cause one death, numerous injuries, and a great many arrests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkish police clash with Kurdish protesters |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/3/18/turkish-police-clash-with-kurdish-protesters |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> *5 April – The Call to Poetry, a one-night performance art / international poetry gathering event, is held in Istanbul.<ref>{{cite news|title=Istanbul to host celebration of world's oldest love poem|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-276386-istanbul-to-host-celebration-of-worlds-oldest-love-poem.html|newspaper=Today's Zaman|date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> *22 June – Syria's air defenses shoot down a Turkish military aircraft after it enters Syrian airspace over territorial waters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oweis |first=Khaled |date=23 June 2012 |title=Syria says it shot down Turkish jet over Syrian waters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-warplane-shooting/syria-says-it-shot-down-turkish-jet-over-syrian-waters-idUSBRE85L1FR20120622/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref> *6 September – An overcrowded migrant boat sinks off Ahmetbeyli on the Aegean coast, resulting in 61 deaths; 46 people are rescued, and the vessel's captain and assistant are detained.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burch |first=Jonathon |date=6 September 2025 |title=Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/migrant-boat-sinks-off-turkey-children-among-61-dead-idUSBRE8850GQ/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref> *18 November – **Clashes in Hakkari province result in the deaths of five Turkish soldiers and four PKK fighters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2012 |title=Kurd militants end hunger strike in Turkey, deal seen |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kurd-militants-end-hunger-strike-in-turkey-deal-seen-idUSBRE8AH0F1/ |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref> **Hundreds of imprisoned Kurdish militants end a 68-day hunger strike following a call from Abdullah Öcalan.<ref name=":0" />
==Deaths== *1 April – Ekrem Bora, actor *12 April – Ayten Alpman, jazz and pop singer *25 April – Şahap Kocatopçu, engineer and politician *4 August – Metin Erksan, film director *15 October – Erol Günaydın, actor *14 December – Ertuğ Ergin, alternative pop-rock singer-songwriter
==See also== *List of Turkish films of 2012
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