1942 in Turkey

none 1942 Events in the year 1942 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 90–92 Parliament 6th Parliament of Turkey Incumbents President – İsmet İnönü Prime Minister Refik Saydam (up to 7 July) Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (acting, 7 July – 9 July) Şükrü Saracoğlu (from 9 July) Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) Cabinet 12th government of Turkey (up to 9 July) 13th government of Turkey (from 9 July) Events 16 March – British war planes bombarded Milas. They claimed this event as an error. 8 April – Exchange of wounded British and Italian soldiers in İzmir 7 July – Upon Refik Saydam’s death on duty, Ahmet Fikri Tüzer acted as the prime minister for two days 14 July – Atılay tragedy. Submarine Atılay sank because of a naval mine in the Strait of Çanakkale (Dardanelles) 11 November – Wealth tax (varlık vergisi) an incontestable tax to support the treasury against World War II expenditures 20 December – 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake Births 1 January – Vural Öger, businessman 14 March – Emin Çölaşan, journalist 31 May – Gündüz Tekin Onay, footballer and coach 12 June – Tülay Tuğcu, chief judge 17 June – Doğu Perinçek, politician 2 July – Ahmet Türk, politician 9 August – Erman Şener, film critic, screenwriter 22 August, Uğur Mumcu, academic, journalist 30 August, Zafer Ergin, actor 18 September – Şenes Erzik, vice president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 13 October – Aykut Oray, actor 23 December -Süha Arın, film director Deaths 7 July – Refik Saydam (born in 1881), prime minister on duty 9 May – Vedat Tek (born in 1873), architect http://www.turkcebilgi.com/ansiklopedi/vedat_tek Türkçe Bilgi: Vedat Tek 16 August – Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (born in 1878), government minister and former acting prime minister 8 September – Rıza Nur (born in 1879), politician 16 November – Ömer Lütfi Argeşo (born in 1880), politician Gallery References expanded 1942 1942 Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey