1937 in Turkey explained

Events in the year 1937 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

• 5th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Kemal Atatürk

İsmet İnönü (up to 20 September)

Celal Bayar (from 20 September acting, from 1 November de jure)

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

• 8th government of Turkey (up to 1 November)
• 9th government of Turkey(from 1 November)

Events

• 5 January: Amendment in constitution; Six Arrows were implemented
• 12 May: Kemal Atatürk dedicated his farms to the treasury
• 17 May: Divriği iron ore, the largest in Turkey was spotted
• 29 May: Hatay agreement with France
• 9 July: Saadabad Pact reached with Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan.
• 14 September: Nyon agreement
• 25 October: Prime minister İsmet İnönü resigned. Celal Bayar was appointed as the new prime minister.
• 1 November: New government

Births

• 1 January – Şenol Birol, footballer
• 20 January – Özkan Sümer, footballer, coach
• 1 April – Yılmaz Güney, actor
• 20 April – Yılmaz Onay, author
• 1 May – Üner Tan, MD, biologist
• 14 November – Önder Sav, politician
• 16 August – Ergun Öztuna, footballer
• 18 August – Duygun Yersuvat, Galatasaray S.K. (sports club) chairman
• 8 September – Cüneyt Arkın (Fahrettin Cüreklibakır), actor
• 29 October – Ayla Algan, singer
• 8 December – Erol Çevikçe, politician

Deaths

• 11 January – Nuri Conker, military officer (Atatürk's friend)
• 12 April – Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan (born in 1852), writer, diplomat
• 10 October – Ahmet Refik Altınay (born in 1881), historian
• 15 November – Seyit Rıza (born in 1863), tribe leader

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 65–68