1938 in Turkey
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Parliament
Incumbents
- Kemal Atatürk (up to 10 November)
- İsmet İnönü (from 10 November)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party â Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet
- 9th government of Turkey (up to 11 November)
- 10th government of Turkey (from 11 November)
Events
- 31 March â First public statement about Atatürks's health
- 14 April â Konak Terminal a busy ferry terminal in Ä°zmir was opened
- 19 April â 1938 KırÅehir earthquake
- 20 May â Atatürk's last national tour (to Mersin), he stressed on the Hatay question
- 5 July â Turkish army in Hatay (by treaty)
- 2 September â The Hatay Republic was founded, Tayfur Sökmen was elected as the Hatay president
- 28 October â Ankara Radio began broadcasting
- 10 November â Atatürk died
- 11 November â
- İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president
- New government
- 31 December â By elections
Births
- 1 January â
- Birol Pekel, footballer
- Halit Akçatepe, actor
- 27 March â Kartal Tibet, actor
- 28 March â Genco Erkal, theatre actor
- 31 March â Ahmet Ayık, wrestler
- 17 May â Emine IÅınsu, writer (died 2021)
- 12 June â Erol Sabancı, industrialist
- 1 July â Yalçın Küçük, writer, historian
- 20 July â Deniz Baykal, politician
- 1 October â Tunç BaÅaran, film director
- 10 November â Ogün Altıparmak, footballer
- 31 December â Berkant Akgürgen, singer
Deaths
- 30 January - Mehmed Ziyaeddin (born in 1873), Ottoman dynasty member
- 13 March - Cevat Ãobanlı (born in 1870), retired general
- 23 September - Kâzım İnanç (born in 1880), soldier, politician
- 10 November - Kemal Atatürk (born in 1881), President of Turkey
