1947 in Turkey

Events in the year 1947 in Turkey.

Parliament

8th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

President – İsmet İnönü

Prime Minister

Recep Peker (up to 10 September) Hasan Saka (from 10 September) Leader of the opposition Celal Bayar

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP) Main opposition – Democrat Party (DP)

Cabinet

15th government of Turkey(up to 10 September) 16th government of Turkey (from 10 September)

Events

20 February – Trade Union was founded

7 April – By elections

12 March – US military aid to Turkey

12 July – Mutual Declaration of the ruling and the opposition parties about democracy 9 September – Recep Peker who was considered as a hard-line politician resigned from his post as prime minister 21 September – Mine incident in Kozlu, Zonguldak , 21 deaths 25 October – Soviet Union asked to annex Kars and Ardahan in the United Nations assembly 27 November – Statues of Halkevleri was changed

Births

1 January – Cemil Turan, footballer

5 January – Osman Arpacıoğlu, footballer

1 April – Beşir Atalay, government minister

16 April – Erol Evgin, singer

22 December – Tarık Ümit, intelligence official

21 May – İlber Ortaylı, academic, historian

14 July – Salih Neftçi, economist

4 August – Ertuğrul Özkök, journalist

5 August – Osman Durmuş, politician, MD

15 October – Hümeyra Akbay, singer

12 December – Hülya Koçyiğit, actress

Deaths

2 February – Mehmet Naki Yücekök (born in 1866), retired military officer

6 March – İhsan Eryavuz, former government minister and businessman

27 July – Cemal Nadir Güler (born in 1902), caricaturist

3 December -Mehmet Atıf Ateşdağlı (born in 1876), retired military officer

Gallery

References

Years of the 20th century in Turkey

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