| 28 Jan | THY bans smoking in the domestic lines |
| 16 Feb | Ali Ekber Velayeti, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, visits Mesut Yılmaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey |
| 21 Feb | David Rockefeller visits Turkey |
| 6 Apr | Priminister Margaret Thatcher of England visits Turkey |
| 27 Apr | Heavy Lifter Naim Süleymanoğlu wins 3 gold medals during Europe Heavylifting Championship in Cardiff |
| 9 May | Establishment of Press Museum |
| 29 May | Priminister Özal talks to Kaddafi in Libya |
| 12 Jun | As a result of heavy rain for 15 minutes and strong wind of 80 kms/50 miles caused 10 fatalities and destruction of 100 houses in Ankara |
| 13 Jun | Priminister Özal visits Greece |
| 22 Jun | Tanju Çolak, Galatasaray's football (soccer) player becomes king of European goal scorers |
| 3 Jul | 1) Inauguration of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on Bosphorus (Second bridge connecting Europe to Asia) 2) Avalanch in Trabzon causes 64 fatalities and destruction of 2 houses, 3 shops and one elementary school. |
| 21 Aug | THY starts İstanbul-New York flight |
| 1 Sep | 1) Sarp Customs Gate which connects Turkey to USSR opens 2) Iran asks Turkey to suppress Iraq by closing pipelines |
| 20 Sep | Naim Süleymanoğlu wins gold medal by breaking Olympic record in Heavy Lifting in Seul, S.Korea |
| 5 Oct | Priminister Özal visits Italy |
| 7 Oct | Rifat Özbek is chosen 'Stilist of the Year' by England's Fashion Council |
| 16 Oct | President Evren visits Federal Germany |
| 23 Oct | Palestinian Leader Yesser Arafat visits Turkey |
| 1 Nov | President Kurt Waldheim of Austria visits Turkey |
| 9 Nov | Galatasaray becomes quarter-finalist after beating Neuschatel of Switzerland 5-0 during the Champion Clubs' Cup of Europe |
| 10 Nov | Atatürk's commemoration is performed without mourning during his 50th anniversary of death |
| 15 Nov | Crown Prince Hasan bin Tellal of Jordan visits Turkey |
| 28 Nov | Priminister Özal visits France |
| 30 Nov | Chess player Suat Atalık becomes International Master during 28th Chess Olympics |
| 7 Dec | Naim Süleymanoğlu is received by President Reagan of USA and his wife at White House |