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CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS*
JANUARY:
6 United Nations Secretary-General Mr Kurt Waldheim came to Istanbul to hold talks with Turkish officials,
17 Government of the Turkish Republic headed by Prime Minister Biilent Ecevit obtained a vote of confidence at the National Assembly,
18 Mr Rauf Denktas, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, came to Turkey to hold talks with Turkish officials,
20 U.S. Secretary of State Mr Cyrus Vance arrived at Ankara for an official visit,
20 U.S. Secretary of State Mr Cyrus Vance arirved at Ankara for an ofifalic visit,
22 A bomb exploded in front of the French Cultural Center in Ankara, FEBRUARY: . .'.
8 Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr Knut Freydenlund came to Ankara to pay an official visit,
15 Foreign travel is restricted to once in every two years to curb the growing demand for foreign currency by the outgoing Turkish citizens,
22 Libyan Prime Minister Mr Abd-es-selam Jalloud came to Ankara to pay an official visit,
27 President of Afganistan Davut Khan came to Istanbul from Libya, MARCH:
1 The Turkish Lira was devaluated. The equivalence of 1 / U.S. was set at 25 T.L.
9 Prime Minister Ecevit departed for Montreux to hold talks with the Greek Primer Minister Karamanlis,
24 Deputy Prosecutor of Ankara Mr Dogan Oz was murdered by terrorists in front of his home.
1978] BIBLIOGRAPHY 139 APRIL
13 Former Vice-President of the U.S. and former Mayor of New York, the well-known businessman Mr Rockefeller paid a visit to Istanbul, 16 Admiral Schear, Commander of the Allied Forces of Southeastern Europe,
came to Ankara for an official visit,
25 Romanian Prime Minister Mr Manea Manescu came to Ankara for an offical visit,
MAY:
3 Prime Minister Biilent Ecevit departed for Bulgaria for an official visit, 10 Prime Minister Ecevit went to the Federal Republic of Germany for an
official visit,
24 Prime Minister Ecevit left for Belgium and U.S.A. JUNE:
2 The wife of the Turkish Ambassador in Madrid, Mrs Zeki Kuneralp and a retired Turkish diplomat were murdered by a terrorist attack in Madrid, 11 Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Mr Huang Hua came
to Ankara to pay an official visit,
21 Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit departed for the Soviet Union for an official visit,
27 A bomb exploded in front of the Constitutional Court in, Ankara AUGUST
3 Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Mr Kahn Ackermann came to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials,
31 General Kenan Evren, Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, went to Libya to pay an official visit,
SEPTEMBER
22 The Turkish Parliament passed a law bringing the mine industry under State control,
26 The U.S. arms embargo against Turkey was lifted, OCTOBER
2 President of the Bengladesh Republic Zia Ur Rahman arrived at Ankara for an official visit,
9 The Turkish - American defense installations at Pirinclik, Karaburun, Bel-basi and Sinop were reopened,
140 THE TURKISH YEARBOOK [VOL. XVIII 17 Mr Rauf Denktas, President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus,
arri-ved in Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials, NOVEMBER
12 Prime Minister Ecevit departed for Romania for an official visit,
15 NATO Secretary-General Mr Joseph Luns arrived at Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials,
RCD Secretary-General Mr Muhtar Mesut arrived at Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials,
16 Two Soviet warhips visited the Istanbul port,
22 EEC Secretary-General Mr Emile Noel came to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials,
23 Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco paid a visit to Turkey, DECEMBER
2 Prime Minister Biilent Ecevit departed for Iraq for an official visit, 13 Prime Minister Ecevit began his official tour of Scandinavian countries, 23 Martial Law was declared in 13 provinces following large-scale clashes
