1941 in Turkey
# 1941 in Turkey

Events in the year 1941 in Turkey.

## Parliament

* 6th Parliament of Turkey

## Incumbents

* President – İsmet İnönü
* Prime Minister – Refik Saydam

## Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)

## Cabinet

12th government of Turkey

## Events

* 18 January: Petrol Ofisi a national petroleum company founded.
* 24 March: Turco Soviet declaration. Soviet Union promised neutrality in case of an assault on Turkey.
* 18 June: German-Turkish Friendship and Nonaggression Pact signed.
* 22 June: Turkey declared neutrality in the recently started Germany-USSR War.
* 23 June: Refah tragedy, a Turkish ship was torpedoed by an anonymous battle ship, causing 168 deaths.
* 10 December: 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
* 19 December: Due to war time hardships, bread consumption was restricted in Istanbul.

## Births

* 15 May – Özdemir Sabancı, industrialist (died 1996)
* 24 June – Erkin Koray, musician
* 18 July – Bedrettin Dalan, Mayor of İstanbul
* 7 August – Gündüz Aktan, diplomat and politician (died 2008)
* 26 August – Ayşe Kulin, writer
* 13 September – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, president (2000–2007)
* 21 November – İdil Biret, pianist
* 26 December – Şener Şen, actor

## Deaths

* 25 April – Salih Bozok (born in 1881), Atatürk's aide de camp
* 3 July – Kâzım Dirik (born in 1881), retired general
* 17 July – Meliha Ulaş (born in 1901), politician, teacher
* 7 October – Cemal Mersinli (born in 1875), retired general

## Gallery

* İsmet İnönü
* Refik Saydam
* Ayşe Kulin
* Ahmet Necdet Sezer
* Salih Bozok
* Kazım Dirik
* Meliha Ulaş
* Cemal Mersinli
