1928 in Turkey

Events in the year 1928 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 3rd 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

 * 5th government of Turkey

Events

 * 3 February – First hutbe in Turkish
 * 10 April – State declared secular. ( see Secularism in Turkey)
 * 31 March – Earthquake around Torbalı (west Anatolia)
 * 23 May – Turkish citizenship law
 * 28 June – Nation schools (Millet mektebi) a project to increase the literacy rate
 * 26 June – An academic committee to research on the adoptation of Latin alphabet to Turkish language
 * 9 August – Kemal Atatürk announced that Turkish alphabet (a version of Latin alphabet, devoid of q, w and x and with the addition of ç, ş, ğ, ı, ö and ü) will replace the traditional Arabic alphabet in Turkish language. This is considered as a major step in the modernization of Turkey)
 * 3 November: Latin alphabet adopted.
 * 1 December: Latin alphabet law takes effect.
 * 10 December – Surname law (up to 1928 people had no surnames and instead of surnames their place of birth was in use)

Births

 * 6 January – İsmet Sezgin, politician (d. 2016)
 * 28 February – Kuzgun Acar, sculptor (d. 1976)
 * 5 April – Haldun Dormen, theatre actor
 * 30 June – Orhan Boran, standup actor
 * 16 August – Ara Güler, photographer
 * 10 October – Leyla Gencer, operatic soprano (d. 2008)
 * 11 October – Yıldız Kenter, theatre actress