1947 in Turkey
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Incumbents
- Recep Peker (up to 10 September)
- Hasan Saka (from 10 September)
Ruling party and the main opposition
- Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
- Main opposition – Democrat Party (DP)
Cabinet
- 15th government of Turkey(up to 10 September)
- 16th government of Turkey (from 10 September)
Events
- 20 February – Trade Union was founded
- 7 April – By elections
- 12 March – US military aid to Turkey
- 12 July – Mutual Declaration of the ruling and the opposition parties about democracy
- 9 September – Recep Peker who was considered as a hard-line politician resigned from his post as prime minister
- 21 September – Mine incident in Kozlu, Zonguldak, 21 deaths
- 25 October – Soviet Union asked to annex Kars and Ardahan in the United Nations assembly
- 27 November – Statues of Halkevleri was changed
Births
- 1 January – Cemil Turan, footballer
- 5 January – Osman Arpacıoğlu, footballer
- 1 April – Beşir Atalay, government minister
- 16 April – Erol Evgin, singer
- 22 December – Tarık Ümit, intelligence official
- 21 May – İlber Ortaylı, academic, historian
- 14 July – Salih Neftçi, economist
- 4 August – Ertuğrul Özkök, journalist
- 5 August – Osman Durmuş, politician, MD
- 15 October – Hümeyra Akbay, singer
- 12 December – Hülya Koçyiğit, actress
