1939 in Turkey

Events in the year 1939 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 5th Parliament of Turkey (up to 3 April)
 * 6th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – İsmet İnönü
 * Prime Minister
 * Celal Bayar
 * Refik Saydam

Ruling party and the main opposition

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

Cabinet

 * 10th government of Turkey (up to 25 January)
 * 11th government of Turkey (25 January – 3 April)
 * 12th government of Turkey (from 3 April)

Events
]]*26 March – General elections
 * 25 January – Prime minister Celal Bayar resigned. İsmet İnönü appointed Refik Saydam as the [[11th government of Turkey|new prime minister
 * 26 June – Hatay Republic decided to merge to Turkey
 * 23 July – The last of the French military troops left Hatay
 * 22 September – Dikili Earthquake.46 deaths
 * 19 October – Defensive alliance with United Kingdom and France
 * 27/28 December – The 7.8 Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme), causing $20 million in damage, and leaving 32,700–32,968 dead.

Births

 * 10 February – Enver Ören, business man, newspaper owner
 * 11 February – Okay Temiz, musician
 * 10 June – Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, academic, politician
 * 25 July – Filiz Dinçmen, first female ambassador of Turkey
 * 31 October – Çiğdem Talu, lyricist
 * 2 December – Özcan Arkoç, goalkeeper
 * 27 December – Leyla Sayar, actress

Deaths

 * 19 May – Ahmet Ağaoğlu (born in 1869), journalist
 * 25 September – Ali Saip Ursavaş (1887), politician
 * 20 December – Yakup Şevki Subaşı (born in 1876), retired general
 * 25 December – Ömer Halis Bıyıktay (born in 1883), retired general