1937 in Turkey

← 1936 1935 1934 1937 in Turkey → 1938 1939 1940
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Events in the year 1937 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 5th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – Kemal Atatürk
• Prime Minister

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
• 8 July - Treaty of Saadabad
• 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, fottballer, 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

Gallery

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  Kemal Atatürk

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  İsmet İnönü

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  Celal Bayar

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  Yılmaz Onay

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  Ayla Algan

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  Nuri Conker

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  Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan

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  Ahmet Refik Altınay

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  Seyit Rıza