1954 in Turkey explained

Events in the year 1954 in Turkey.^[1]

Parliament

• 9th Parliament of Turkey (up to 14 May)
• 10th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Celal Bayar
• Prime Minister – Adnan Menderes
• Leader of the opposition – İsmet İnönü

Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Democrat Party (DP)
• Main opposition – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

• 20th government of Turkey (up to 17 May)
• 21st government of Turkey (from 17 May)

Establishments

• Refik Restaurant is established by Refik Arslan.

Events

• 27 January – Village Institutes were closed
• 27 January – Nation Party (MP) was closed
• 25 April – Mersin Harbor groundbreaking
• 2 may – General election, winner takes all system (DP 404, CHP 30, CMP 5 and Independents 7)
• 30 May – Kırşehir Province which voted for Republican Nation Party (CMP) was abolished by the government
• 14 June – Sakarya and Adıyaman Provinces were founded
• 20 July – Nevşehir Province was founded
• 26 November – Fire in the historical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul

Births

• 26 February – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president
• 17 may – Belkis Akkale, singer
• 19 May – Nükhet Duru, singer
• 5 June – Haluk Bilginer, actor
• 21 June – Nur Sürer, actress
• 12 September – Zeynep Değirmencioğlu, actress
• 13 September – Serra Yılmaz, actress
• 17 September – Gülsin Onay, concert pianist
• 5 December – Gülşen Bubikoğlu, actress
• 31 December – Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, leader of the Great Union Party

Deaths

• 11 May – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, writer
• 23 March – Nakiye Elgün, one of the first female MPs in 1935
• 23 June – Salih Omurtak, former chief of staff
• 4 September – Ahmet Zeki Soydemir, retired general

References

1. Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 124–128