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Born in 1968: Türkiye

This was Türkiye in 1968. Add your birthday to see your exact day.

What was Türkiye like in 1968?

Here is what Türkiye was like in 1968. In cinemas, people watched “Seyyit Han”. In the news: The Gulf of İzmit freezes. 1968 was also the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1968.

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how much prices have risen since

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years of life expected at birth

Films

  • Seyyit Han · Yılmaz Güney
  • Vesikalı Yarim (My Licensed Beloved) · Lütfi Akad · Türkan Şoray, İzzet Günay

On TV

  • TRT 1 Haber (the evening news) · TRT · Zafer Cilasun, Jülide Gülizar, İdil Öztamer
  • Şair Evlenmesi (The Poet's Wedding) · TRT · TV play (1968-02-06)

Cartoons

  • Woody Woodpecker · On TRT 1

Cars

  • Anadol A1 · Anadol (Otosan)

Snacks and ice creams

  • Çamlıca Gazoz · Çamlıca Alkolsüz İçecek Sanayi

Phones and gadgets

  • Waiting years for a phone · PTT
  • City radio stations · TRT
  • TRT's first TV broadcast · TRT, Ankara (1968-01-31)

Fashion

  • Zeki Müren's androgynous look · Stage costumes
  • KOT blue jeans · Workwear denim
  • Gazino and Yeşilçam glamour · Yıldırım Mayruk

Sports

  • 2 Olympic medals for Turkey in Mexico City · 1968 Summer Olympics: 2 gold
  • Galatasaray are league champions · 1968–69 Turkish First League (1.Lig)
  • Göztepe win the Turkish Cup · Turkish Cup 1968–69

In the news

  • The Gulf of İzmit freezes (1968-01-15)
  • First television test broadcasts from Ankara (1968-01-31)
  • Bus crash near Istanbul kills 33 (1968-03-17)
  • First kidney transplant in Turkey (1968-03-29)
  • Sadun Boro completes sailing around the world (1968-06-07)
  • Protests against the US Sixth Fleet turn violent (1968-07-17)
  • Bartın earthquake (1968-09-03)
  • First heart transplant in Turkey (1968-11-22)

1968: the Year of the Earth Monkey

People born from about 4 February 1968 to 3 February 1969 share the Monkey as their year animal, with the Earth element: cleverness and playfulness with steadiness and care. Those born earlier in January belong to the Fire Goat year.

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What was Türkiye like in 1968?

Here is what Türkiye was like in 1968. In cinemas, people watched “Seyyit Han”. In the news: The Gulf of İzmit freezes. 1968 was also the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February. Below: songs, films, TV, cars, prices, names and news from 1968.

What animal year was 1968?

1968 was the Year of the Earth Monkey, from about 4 February 1968 to 3 February 1969. People born in January 1968 belong to the Fire Goat year.

How old is someone born in 1968?

Someone born in 1968 turns 58 in 2026.

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Last updated October 27, 2026