1926 in Turkey

none 1926 Events in the year 1926 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 30–36 Parliament 2nd Parliament of Turkey Incumbents President – Kemal Atatürk Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) Cabinet 4th government of Turkey Events 1 January –Turkey began using international calendar and timing instead of the traditional one 17 February – Civil code 1 March – Modern criminal code 18 March – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, with a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), occurs in the Mediterranean Sea southwest of Kaş in the Antalya Province. Some people are killed.PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/data/pager/catalogs/ USGS September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey https://web.archive.org/web/20200313112456/ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/data/pager/catalogs/ 2020-03-13 dead Version 2008_06.1 11 April – Partial mobilization as a precaution after a speech of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini 19 April – Modern Cabotage law 22 April – Modern Obligations code 29 May – Modern Commercial code 5 June – Treaty concerning the future of Mosul (Which was a part of Turkey at the end of World War I but annexed by the United Kingdom during the armistice day following the war.) 12 June - A travelling exhibition departed from Istanbul on Karadeniz, 15 June – A plot to assassinate Mustafa Kemal was uncovered in İzmir 20 June – Crisis between the prime minister İsmet İnönü and the special court about the court's right to arrest of Kazım Karabekir who was an MP. (Mustafa Kemal mediated and the crisis ended on the 5th of July) 2 August – The French S.S. Lotus collided with the Turkish S.S. Bozkurt. 5 September - Karadeniz returned home after visiting 15 ports in 12 European countries in 86 days and 22 hours, 6 October – First airplane factory in Kayseri 12 October – Lotus issue was brought to international courts (see 2 August) 22 October – The 6.0 s Kars earthquake occurs with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock was close to the border and affected both Turkey and Armenia, leaving 360 people dead Births 15 February – Doğan Güreş, chief of staff 28 February – Erol Taş, actor 6 June – Erdal İnönü, physics professor, politician 22 August – Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, poet 5 September – Süleyman Seba longest presiding Chairman of Beşiktaş J.K. sports club 29 October – Necmettin Erbakan, prime minister (54th government of Turkey) Deaths 12 July – Ziya Hurşit (born in 1892), politician 13 July – Rüştü Pasha (born in 1872), retired general and politician 26 August – Mehmet Cavit Bey (born in 1875), politician, economist 26 August – Nazım Bey (born in 1870), MD and politician Gallery References expanded 1926 1926 Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey