1923 in Turkey explained

Events in the year 1923 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 2nd Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President, 29 October 1923 – 10 November 1938
• İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister, 1 November 1923 – 22 November 1924

Events

July

• The Turkish War of Independence was settled with the Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July^[1]
• Turkish Republic was proclaimed on 29 October, abolishing the Ottoman sultanate
• Letter from Agha Khan III to İsmet İnönü about the future of the Caliphate was sent on 24 November

Deaths

• 15 January – Zübeyde Hanım, 66, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother.

Births

• Refik Arslan, founder of Refik Restaurant (died 2011).

Notes and References

1. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/treaty-with-turkey-and-other-instruments-signed-at-lausanne.en.mfa Treaty with Turkey and other Instruments signed at Lausanne