1938 in Turkey

Centuries:	20th ; 21st ;
Decades:	1920s ; 1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ;
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Last updated April 26, 2025

Parliament

5th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

President

Kemal Atatürk (up to 10 November)

İsmet İnönü (from 10 November)

Prime Minister – Celâl Bayar

Ruling party and the main opposition

Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

9th government of Turkey (up to 11 November)
10th government of Turkey (from 11 November)

Events

31 March – First public statement about Atatürks's health
14 April – Konak Terminal a busy ferry terminal in İzmir was opened
19 April – 1938 Kırşehir earthquake
20 May – Atatürk's last national tour (to Mersin), he stressed on the Hatay question
5 July – Turkish army in Hatay (by treaty)
2 September – The Hatay Republic was founded, Tayfur Sökmen was elected as the Hatay president
28 October – Ankara Radio began broadcasting
10 November – Atatürk died
11 November –

İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president

New government

31 December – By elections

Births

1 January –
- Birol Pekel, footballer
- Halit Akçatepe, actor
27 March – Kartal Tibet, actor
28 March – Genco Erkal, theatre actor
31 March – Ahmet Ayık, wrestler
17 May – Emine Işınsu, writer (died 2021)
12 June – Erol Sabancı, industrialist
1 July – Yalçın Küçük, writer, historian
20 July – Deniz Baykal, politician
1 October – Tunç Başaran, film director
10 November – Ogün Altıparmak, footballer
31 December – Berkant Akgürgen, singer

Deaths

30 January - Mehmed Ziyaeddin (born in 1873), Ottoman dynasty member
13 March - Cevat Çobanlı (born in 1870), retired general
23 September - Kâzım İnanç (born in 1880), soldier, politician
10 November - Kemal Atatürk (born in 1881), President of Turkey

Gallery

References

↑ Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 69-62

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[1] Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 69-62

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