1939 in Turkey

none 1939 Events in the year 1939 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 82–87 Parliament 5th Parliament of Turkey (up to 3 April) 6th Parliament of Turkey Incumbents President – İsmet İnönü Prime Minister Celal Bayar Refik Saydam Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) Cabinet 10th government of Turkey (up to 25 January) 11th government of Turkey (25 January – 3 April) 12th government of Turkey (from 3 April) Events 25 January – Prime minister Celal Bayar resigned. İsmet İnönü appointed Refik Saydam as the new prime minister *26 March – General elections 26 June – Hatay Republic decided to merge to Turkey 23 July – The last of the French military troops left Hatay 22 September – Dikili Earthquake.46 deaths 19 October – Defensive alliance with United Kingdom and France 27/28 December – The 7.8 w Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead. Births 10 February – Enver Ören, business man, newspaper owner 11 February – Okay Temiz, musician 10 June – Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, academic, politician 25 July – Filiz Dinçmen, first female ambassador of Turkey 31 October – Çiğdem Talu, lyricist 2 December – Özcan Arkoç, goalkeeper 27 December – Leyla Sayar, actress Deaths 19 May – Ahmet Ağaoğlu (born in 1869), journalist 25 September – Ali Saip Ursavaş (1887), politician 20 December – Yakup Şevki Subaşı (born in 1876), retired general 25 December – Ömer Halis Bıyıktay (born in 1883), retired general Gallery References expanded 1939 1939 Category:Years of the 20th century in Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey