1941 in Turkey

Events in the year 1941 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: Petrol Ofisi a national petroleum company founded.
 * 24 March: Turco Soviet declaration. Soviet Union promised neutrality in case of an assault on Turkey.
 * 18 June: German-Turkish Friendship and Nonaggression Pact signed.
 * 22 June: Turkey declared neutrality in the recently started Germany-USSR War.
 * 23 June: Refah tragedy, a Turkish ship was torpedoed by an anonymous battle ship, causing 168 deaths.
 * 10 December: 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
 * 19 December: Due to war time hardships, bread consumption was restricted in Istanbul.

Births

 * 15 May – Özdemir Sabancı, industrialist (died 1996)
 * 24 June – Erkin Koray, musician
 * 18 July – Bedrettin Dalan, Mayor of İstanbul
 * 7 August – Gündüz Aktan, diplomat and politician (died 2008)
 * 26 August – Ayşe Kulin, writer
 * 13 September – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, president (2000–2007)
 * 21 November – İdil Biret, pianist
 * 26 December – Şener Şen, actor

Deaths

 * 25 April – Salih Bozok (born in 1881), Atatürk's aide de camp
 * 3 July – Kâzım Dirik (born in 1881), retired general
 * 17 July – Meliha Ulaş (born in 1901), politician, teacher
 * 7 October – Cemal Mersinli (born in 1875), retired general