1937 in Turkey

Events in the year 1937 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 5th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – Kemal Atatürk
 * Prime Minister
 * İsmet İnönü (up to 20 September)
 * Celal Bayar (from 20 September acting, from 1 November de jure)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

 * 8th government of Turkey (up to 1 November)
 * 9th government of Turkey(from 1 November)

Events

 * 5 January: Amendment in constitution; Six Arrows were implemented
 * 12 May: Kemal Atatürk dedicated his farms to the treasury
 * 17 May: Divriği iron ore, the largest in Turkey was spotted
 * 29 May: Hatay agreement with France
 * 9 July: Saadabad Pact reached with Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan.
 * 14 September: Nyon agreement
 * 25 October: Prime minister İsmet İnönü resigned. Celal Bayar was appointed as the new prime minister.
 * 1 November: New government

Births

 * 1 January – Şenol Birol, footballer
 * 20 January – Özkan Sümer, footballer, coach
 * 1 April – Yılmaz Güney, actor
 * 20 April – Yılmaz Onay, author
 * 1 May – Üner Tan, MD, biologist
 * 14 November – Önder Sav, politician
 * 16 August – Ergun Öztuna, footballer
 * 18 August – Duygun Yersuvat, Galatasaray S.K. (sports club) chairman
 * 8 September – Cüneyt Arkın (Fahrettin Cüreklibakır), actor
 * 29 October – Ayla Algan, singer
 * 8 December – Erol Çevikçe, politician

Deaths

 * 11 January – Nuri Conker, military officer (Atatürk's friend)
 * 12 April – Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan (born in 1852), writer, diplomat
 * 10 October – Ahmet Refik Altınay (born in 1881), historian
 * 15 November – Seyit Rıza (born in 1863), tribe leader