1944 in Turkey
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Incumbents
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet
Events
- 18 January – Marine accident in Bandırma. 24 deaths
- 1 February – 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake (north west Anatolia) 3959 deaths
- 31 March – Turkish cargo ship Krom was torpedoed (Although the freight was wheat, the name of the ship was Krom (Chromium) and it was probably torpedoed because it was assumed that its freight might be chromium to Germany) [2]
- 4 June – End of Ottoman Public Debt Administration (after 90 years)
- 2 August – End of diplomatic relations with Germany
- 6 October – The 1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake triggers a tsunami and kills at least 73 people.[3]
- 7 December – Turkey joined the International Aviation Agreement
Births
- 15 March – Nebahat Çehre, actress
- 4 April – Toktamış Ateş, academic
- 17 August – Semra Sezer, teacher, wife of former president Ahmet Necdet Sezer
- 19 September – İsmet Özel, poet
- 12 October – Abdülkadir Aksu, politician
- 14 October – Şerif Gören, movie director
- 11 November – Kemal Sunal, actor
- 22 November – Osman Korutürk, diplomat and politician
- 17 December – İlhan Erdost, publisher
