2010 in Turkey

• 8 March – The 6.1 Elazığ earthquake shook eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI. Forty-two people were killed.
• 28 August – 2010 FIBA World Championship
• 2 December – Women's World Chess Championship 2010

  Incumbents

• President: Abdullah Gül
• Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

  Deaths

• 18 June – Okan Demiriş.