200120022003
  
DecAzra Akın, Miss Turkey, is Miss World
4 Jul11 Turkish soldiers were taken captive by US troops in Iraq
5 JulBig explosion in Ankara causing 189 people to be injured
7 Jul57 hours later, Turkish soldiers in Iraq were released
29 JulPriminister Mustafa Miro of Syria visits Turkey after a 17-year break of silence
29 AugElvan Abelegese, 5000 meter woman runner, takes the fifth place during the World Athletism Championship in Paris, France
31 AugSureyya Ayhan, 1500 meter woman runner, takes the silver medal during the World Athletism Championship in Paris, France
13 SepSureyya Ayhan, 1500 meter woman runner, and 5000 meter woman runner Elvan Abelegese have the gold medals during the World Athletism Finals in Monaco, France
28 SepTurkish Senior Women's Volleyball Team takes the second place in the 2003 Senior Women's European Volleyball Championship played in Ankara and Antalya, Turkey
11 NovTurkish Women's Volleyball Team, competing in the World Volleyball Championship for the first time, takes the 7th place in Japan.
14 NovSedat Artuc, 56 Kg. snatch weightlifter, won the silver medal during World Weightlifting Championship in Vancouver, Canada
15 Nov1) Halil Mutlu, 62 Kg. snatch weightlifter, won 3 gold medals during World Weightlifting Championship in Vancouver, Canada
2) Two different synagogues are attacked by 2 different car bomb attacked and partly destroyed in İstanbul by Al-Qaida terrorists causing 25 fatalities
20 NovBritish funded HBSC Bank and British Consulate in İstanbul destroyed by the Al-Qaida and a Turkish branch by means of car bomb attack causing 30 fatalities and 455 injuries
: 29 Jul 2010/04:10 GMT
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