1937 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
- 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 â 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: DivriÄi 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 â Åenol Birol, footballer
- 20 January â Ãzkan Sümer, footballer, coach
- 1 April â Yılmaz Güney, actor
- 20 April â Yılmaz Onay, author
- 1 May â Ãner Tan, MD, biologist
- 14 November â Ãnder Sav, politician
- 16 August â Ergun Ãztuna, footballer
- 18 August â Duygun Yersuvat, Galatasaray S.K. (sports club) chairman
- 8 September â Cüneyt Arkın (Fahrettin Cüreklibakır), actor
- 29 October â Ayla Algan, singer
- 8 December â Erol Ãevikçe, politician
Deaths
- 11 January â Nuri Conker, military officer (Atatürk's friend)
- 12 April â Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan (born in 1852), writer, diplomat
- 10 October â Ahmet Refik Altınay (born in 1881), historian
- 15 November â Seyit Rıza (born in 1863), tribe leader
Gallery
Kemal Atatürk
Celal Bayar
Yılmaz Onay
Ayla Algan
Nuri Conker
Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan
Ahmet Refik Altınay
Seyit Rıza
