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| 1954 | |
| Riding on economic prosperity during the Korean War, the Democratic Party achieved an overwhelming victory in elections for the National Assembly. The Democrats won again in Oct. 1957, but with a smaller margin of the vote (47.2 percent, compared to 40.6 percent for the RPP). | 1 |
| March 7 | |
| Denationalization of the Turkish oil industry to attract foreign investment. | 2 |
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