| 2 Jan | Armed Forces warn the government |
| 4 Jan | Because of strong south-westerly winds, Galata Bridge is closed down for traffic |
| 16 Jan | Important documents stolen from the Ministry of Justice |
| 7 Feb | Doğan Türkmen, Turkish Ambassador to Bern, is lightly wounded by the Armenian terrorists |
| 12 Feb | 3,000 soldiers protect İzmir for all night during the continuous gun fights |
| 19 Feb | Strike in Turkish Airlines |
| 21 Feb | Tourism Company TUI puts Turkey on black list |
| 29 Mar | Mountain slide in Ayvazhacı Village of Develi due to heavy continous rains: 57 fatalities |
| 30 Mar | 7 fatalities due to hard rains in Adana and the vicinity |
| 3 Apr | A Russian cargo ship without a pilot and a Greek cargo ship collide in front of Leander's Tower on Bosphorus, İstanbul |
| 4 May | Train collision in İzmit: 16 fatalities |
| 11 May | End of strike in Turkish Airlines |
| 10 Jun | 8th devaluation within last 6 months |
| 5-8 Jul | Çorum is in fire. 30 fatalities. Curfew in the city. |
| 17 Jul | Earthquake in Isparta |
| 18 Jul - 1 Aug | 1) Beginning of the hottest days of the past 20 years 2) Various inportant names are murdered throughout the country and in Athens, Greece |
| 6 Aug | Armenian terrorist raided Turkish Consul building in Lyon, France: 4 wounded |
| 5 Sep | A chemistry factury explodes in Fener, İstanbul: 3 factories and 46 houses burned |
| 12 Sep | Revolution in Turkey. Military overthrows the government in the leadership of General Kenan Evren |
| 13 Sep | General Kenan Evren took the responsibility of state presidency |
| 19 Sep | According to the OECD reports, Turkey has the highet inflation rate with 78.4% amongst the members |
| 20 Sep | Retired Admiral Bülend Ulusu is priminister |
| 11 Oct | General Census: Population is over 45 million |
| 27 Oct | Temporary Constitution is declared |
| 1 Dec | Relations with Israel is frozen |
| 2 Dec | It is declared that average price increase in 1980 was 111.5% |
| 24 Dec | Iraq guarantees to support all fuel needs of Turkey |
| 30 Dec | Inflation of 1980 realizes as 106% | |
| 5 Jan | Inauguration of 'Atatürk's Year' due to his 100th Birth Year |
| 12 Jan | President General Ziya-ül Hak of Pakistan visits President General Kenan Evren |
| 13 Feb | Double citizenship law is in effect |
| 4 Mar | Paris Work Attache Reşat Moralı and Religious representative Tecelli Arı assassinated by the Armenian terrorists in Paris, France |
| 8 Sep | Amir Sheikh Cabir Al Ahmet of Kuwait visits Turkey |
| 4 Oct | Turkish team receives silver medal in the Balkan Boxing Championship in Yugoslavia |
| 2 Nov | 1) Second Economy Congress in İzmir 2) First 5,000 Turkish Lira bank-notes are in circulation |
| 22 Nov | President Evren goes to Pakistan for a visit |
| 24 Nov | Anniversary of Atatürk's being Headmaster (Principal) of all the schools. Therefore, this day is declared as the 'Teachers Day' and celebrated with ceremonies |
| 3 Dec | Defense Secretary Casper Qeinberger of USA visits Turkey | |
| 11 Jan | Establishment of Introduction of Turkey Foundation |
| 29 Jan | Turkish Consul Kemal Arkan is assassinated by the Armenians in Los Angeles, USA |
| 5 Feb | Two Russian tanker collide in Bosphorus, İstanbul |
| 9 Apr | Turkish Ambassador Kani Güngör wounded due to attacks by the Armenian terrorists in Canada |
| 23 Apr | Turkish Radio-Television is officially on color broadcasting |
| 25 Apr | 13 Turks are burned in a house in Bruxelles |
| 27 Apr | Apprehension of Ecevit because of a statement he made during his speech to BBC |
| 6 May | Honorary Consul Osman Gündüz assassinated by the Armenian terrorists in Boston, USA |
| 8 Jun | Administration Attache Erkut Akbay assassinated by the Armenian terrorists in Lisbon, Portugal |
| 12 Jun | Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu, Miss Turkey, is Miss Europe |
| 29 Jun | 7 people died in İstanbul because of excessive heat |
| 8 Aug | ASALA, Armenian Teror Organization, involved its first action in Turkey. In a raid by them, 8 fatalities and 73 wounded people. |
| 11 Aug | Turkish citizen Armenian Artin Penik burns himself in Taksim Square, İstanbul to protest ASALA teror organization |
| 22 Aug | Attempt to burn 52 Turks in Berlin, Germany |
| 28 Aug | Turkish Military Attache Colonel Atilla Altıkat of Turkish Embassy is assassinated by the Armenian terrorists in Canada |
| 7 Sep | Mrs. Azra Erhat, a linguist and an author, dies |
| 10 Sep | Turkish Administration Attache Bora Süelkan is assassinated by the Armenian terrorists in Bulgaria |
| 7 Nov | Referandum for the Constitution and the President: 90% positive votes for both. Kenan Evren is the President of Turkey | |