This document summarizes some of the major social events and trends in Turkey in 2011. Some of the topics discussed include a viral video of a cat called "Kedi Canini", the gaffe by Devlet Bahceli who mispronounced the name of a biscuit, the use of social media to organize support for victims of the Van earthquake, and a popular Twitter user named Erol Köse who became famous for his tweets.