1940 in Turkey

Events in the year 1940 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 6th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – İsmet İnönü
 * Prime Minister – Refik Saydam

Ruling party and the main opposition

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

Cabinet
12th government of Turkey

Events

 * 18 January – Law of national prevention (Milli Korunma Kanunu) a law which authorizes the government to control the economy to overcome the war time hardships
 * 17 April – The law of Village Institutes
 * 29 June – Turco German trade agreement
 * 20 October – Census (Population17,820,950)
 * 25 November – Martial law in the European part of Turkey
 * 20 December – Earthquake in the East Anatolia

Births

 * 1 January – Alp Yalman, businessman
 * 23 January – Dinç Bilgin, businessman, media owner
 * 27 January – Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, government minister
 * 15 February – İsmail Cem İpekçi, government minister
 * 23 February – Kamer Genç, politician
 * 10 July – Rıfat Çalışkan, cyclist
 * 29 July – Aytaç Yalman, general
 * 1 September – Yaşar Büyükanıt, chief of staff
 * 6 September – Mesut Yılmaz, prime minister (48th, 53rd and 55th government of Turkey)
 * 18 October – Onur Öymen, politician, diplomat
 * 20 November – Ediz Hun, actor

Deaths

 * 19 March – Besim Ömer Akalın (born in 1862), MD and politician
 * 18 April – Lütfi Müfit Özdeş (born in 1874), military officer
 * 13 October – Muhittin Akyüz (born in 1879), military officer, diplomat and politician