1934 in Turkey

Events in the year 1934 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 4th 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

 * 7th government of Turkey

Events

 * 9 February – Balkan Pact
 * 4 March – Ankara Radio began broadcasting
 * 14 June – Resettlement Law
 * 21 June – Surname Law
 * 24 November – Atatürk surname for Mustafa Kemal
 * 5 December – Women's suffrage (general and local elections)

Births

 * 21 February – Aytekin Kotil, politician
 * 5 March – Halit Refiğ, movie director
 * 23 April – Fikret Hakan, actor
 * 30 March – Mahmut Atalay, wrestler
 * 2 August – Oktay Sinanoğlu, academic, chemist
 * 10 August – Tevfik Kış, wrestler
 * 21 August – İzzet Günay, actor
 * 20 September – Hamit Kaplan, wrestler

Deaths

 * 5 March – Reşit Galip, MD, politician
 * 15 April – Kemalettin Sami (born in 1884), retired general
 * 29 June – Zaro Aga (born in 1777), allegedly the World's oldest man