1937 in Turkey
# 1937 in Turkey

Events in the year 1937 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 5th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – Kemal Atatürk
* Prime Minister

       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 – 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: Divriği 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 – Şenol Birol, footballer
* 20 January – Özkan Sümer, footballer, coach
* 1 April – Yılmaz Güney, actor
* 20 April – Yılmaz Onay, author
* 1 May – Üner Tan, MD, biologist
* 14 November – Önder Sav, politician
* 16 August – Ergun Öztuna, footballer
* 18 August – Duygun Yersuvat, Galatasaray S.K. (sports club) chairman
* 8 September – Cüneyt Arkın (Fahrettin Cüreklibakır), actor
* 29 October – Ayla Algan, singer
* 8 December – Erol Çevikçe , politician

## Deaths

* 11 January – Nuri Conker, military officer (Atatürk's friend)
* 12 April – Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan (born in 1852), writer, diplomat
* 10 October – Ahmet Refik Altınay (born in 1881), historian
* 15 November – Seyit Rıza (born in 1863), tribe leader

## Gallery

* Kemal Atatürk
* İsmet İnönü
* Celal Bayar
* Yılmaz Onay
* Ayla Algan
* Nuri Conker
* Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan
* Ahmet Refik Altınay
* Seyit Rıza
