1924 in Turkey

none 1924 Turkey Template:Year in Turkey Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg 80px List of years in Turkey Events in the year 1924 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 8–20 Parliament 2nd Parliament of Turkey Incumbents President – Kemal Atatürk Prime Minister İsmet İnönü (up to 21 November) Fethi Okyar (from 21 November) Leader of the opposition – Kâzım Karabekir (from 8 December) Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) Main opposition – Progressive Republican Party (TCF) (from 9 November) Cabinet 1st government of Turkey (up to 6 March) 2nd government of Turkey (6 March – 21 November) 3rd government of Turkey (from 21 November) Events 31 January – Treaty of Lausanne was approved by the Italian parliament 29 February – Last public appearance of the caliph Abdülmecit II 3 March – The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished The Ministry of Sharia and the Foundations was abolished; the Directorate of Religious Affairs and the Directorate General of Foundations were established Unification and secularization of the education system Depolitization of the army 6 March – İsmet İnönü formed a new cabinet, because the ministries of General staff and the religion (şerriye) had been abolished on 3 March 8 March – Religious courts abolished 15 April – Treaty of Lausanne signed by the British King 17 April – Treaty of Lausanne approved by the Japanese parliament 24 April – New constitution 25 August – Turkey–League of Nations agreement on the Mosul issue 26 August – İşbank was founded 13 September – Pasinler earthquake 26 October – An internal political crisis named “Crisis of the commanders” because some high-ranking military personnel refused to give up their seats in the parliament (see 3 March) 9 November – Progressive Republican Party (TCF) was founded 21 November – After İsmet İnönü’s resignation Fethi Okyar formed the new cabinet 8 December – Kâzım Karabekir was elected as the president of TCF Births 27 January – Rauf Denktaş, Leaders of Cypriot Turks 22 March – Osman F. Seden, film director 27 March – Bülent Oran, actor 28 September – Lale Oraloğlu, theatre actress 29 September – Şükrü Elekdağ, diplomat, politician 1 November – Süleyman Demirel, prime minister (30th, 31st, 32nd, 39th, 41st, 43rd and 49th government of Turkey) 15 December – Ruhi Sarıalp, triple jump athlete 22 December – Sevim Tekeli, academic and historian Deaths 31 May – Fikriye (born in 1887), Atatürk’s relative and girlfriend 25 October – Ziya Gökalp (born in 1876), sociologist, writer 5 November – Fatma Pesend Hanım (born in 1876), a wife of Ottoman sultan Abdülhamit II Gallery See also Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics References expanded 1924 1924 Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey