1993   Tansu Ciller becomes the first female Prime Minister of Turkey.

1998   Nineteen European nations sign an agreement to prohibit human cloning including: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.

1999   Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.