6th Parliament of Turkey
# 6th Parliament of Turkey

The 6th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 26 March 1939 to 8 March 1943. There were 470 MPs in the parliament all of which were the members of the Republican People's Party (CHP).

## Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:

* 26 March 1939 – General elections
* 3 April 1939 – İsmet İnönü was elected as the president of Turkey for the second time
* 3 April 1939 – Refik Saydam of CHP formed the 12th government of Turkey
* 30 June 1939 – Parliament approved merging Hatay Republic to Turkey
* 17 April 1940 – Law 2780 : Village Institutes were established
* 9 July 1942 – Upon Refik Saydam’s death, Şükrü Saracoğlu of CHP formed the 13th government of Turkey
* 11 November 1942 – Law 4305 : Wealth tax (Turkish: Varlık Vergisi )
* 28 February 1943 – General Elections
