Birth of Tansu Ciller
Birth of Tansu Ciller
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tansu Ciller Biography and Timeline
Follow Tansu Ciller through 28 dated historical records for Turkey.
Tansu Ciller, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1946–2002Years on this page
1946
1991
Election
Elected to Parliament
1993
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term, 1st female PM
Role range: 1993-1996
DYP
Tansu €iller becomes Party Leader of the DYP
Party Leader
Tansu €iller becomes Party Leader of the DYP. Appointed Party Leader of the True Path Party, DYP
1995
Constitution of Turkey
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Role range: 1993-1996
Independence of Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Role range: 1993-1996
Independence of Turkey
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Role range: 1993-1996
Rule of Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Role range: 1993-1996
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
Role range: 1993-1996
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term
Role range: 1993-1996
Constitution of Turkey
Agrees to work toward a coalition Government in an effort to keep the Islamic Party from taking power and turning the 72-year-old secular republic into a theocracy that would be at odds with the West
Role range: 1993-1996
Election
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Role range: 1993-1996
Resignation of Tansu Ciller
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Role range: 1993-1996
Constitution of Turkey
Agrees to work toward a coalition Government in an effort to keep the Islamic Party from taking power and turning the 72-year-old secular republic into a theocracy that would be at odds with the West
Role range: 1993-1996
Election
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Role range: 1993-1996
Resignation of Tansu Ciller
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Role range: 1993-1996
1996
Election
The DYP win 19% of the vote, 2% less than the winning Islamist Welfare Party
Role range: 1993-1996
Government
Forms a Government of DYP & Motherland Party with Yilmaz as Prime Minister
Election
The DYP win 19% of the vote, 2% less than the winning Islamist Welfare Party
Role range: 1993-1996
Resignation of Yilmaz
Erbakan & Ciller force Yilmazs resignation
Foreign Secretary of Turkey
Appointed Foreign Minister in a new coalition Government
Role range: 1993-1996
DYP
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
Election
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
1999
Election
The DYP becomes the 5th party in Turkey with 12% of the votes
2002
DYP
The DYP secures 9.55% of the vote in the general election, slightly under the 10% election threshold to enter Parliament. Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
Election
The DYP secures 9.55% of the vote in the general election, slightly under the 10% election threshold to enter Parliament. Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
Resignation of Tansu Ciller
Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.