Birth of Tansu Ciller1946
Birth of Tansu Ciller
Historical person
Tansu Ciller Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tansu Ciller, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Turkey.
28 records1946–200213 events1 places
Chronological biography
1946
1991
ElectionOctober 1991
Elected to Parliament
1993
DYP1993
Tansu €iller becomes Party Leader of the DYP
Party Leader1993
Tansu €iller becomes Party Leader of the DYP. Appointed Party Leader of the True Path Party, DYP
Prime Minister of Turkey25 June 1993
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term, 1st female PM
1995
Constitution of Turkey12 April 1995
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Independence of Kurdistan12 April 1995
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Independence of Turkey12 April 1995
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Rule of Kurdistan12 April 1995
The Kurdistan Parliament in exile is founded in the Hague
Prime Minister of TurkeyOctober 1995
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
Prime Minister of TurkeyNovember 1995
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term
Constitution of Turkey26 December 1995
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
Constitution of Turkey26 December 1995
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
Election26 December 1995
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Election26 December 1995
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Resignation of Tansu Ciller26 December 1995
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
Resignation of Tansu Ciller26 December 1995
Turkeys Prime Minister Tansu Ciller resigns following a narrow electoral victory by the Islamic Party
1996
DYP1996
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
Election1996
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
ElectionMarch 1996
The DYP win 19% of the vote, 2% less than the winning Islamist Welfare Party
ElectionMarch 1996
The DYP win 19% of the vote, 2% less than the winning Islamist Welfare Party
GovernmentMarch 1996
Forms a Government of DYP & Motherland Party with Yilmaz as Prime Minister
Resignation of YilmazJune 1996
Erbakan & Ciller force Yilmazs resignation
Foreign Secretary of TurkeyJuly 1996
Appointed Foreign Minister in a new coalition Government
1999
Election1999
The DYP becomes the 5th party in Turkey with 12% of the votes
2002
DYPNovember 2002
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
ElectionNovember 2002
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 CillerNovember 2002
Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
Titles and roles
Foreign Secretary of Turkey · Party Leader of DYP · Prime Minister of Turkey
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.