1938 in Turkey

Events in the year 1938 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 5th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President
 * Kemal Atatürk (up to 10 November)
 * İsmet İnönü (from 10 November)


 * Prime Minister – Celal 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 republic problem
 * 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
 * 1 January – 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 1881), soldier, politician