1948 in Turkey

Events in the year 1948 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 8th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President – İsmet İnönü
 * Prime Minister – Hasan Saka
 * Leader of the opposition – Celal Bayar

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
 * Main opposition -Democrat Party (DP)

Cabinet

 * 16th government of Turkey (up to 10 June)
 * 17th government of Turkey (from 10 June)

Events

 * 30 January – Akbank was founded
 * 12 March – Earthquake around Kahramanmaraş.
 * 1 May – Hürriyet newspaper began, its publication life
 * 8 May – Prime minister Hasan Saka resigned because the policy of his cabinet towards the opposition was considered too mild. Nevertheless, he formed the next government.
 * 4 July – Aid Turkey branch was founded
 * 19 July – Nation Party was founded
 * 17 October – By elections
 * 10 December – Turkey became a member of UNESCO

Births

 * 1 March – Ertuğrul Günay, government minister
 * 27 April – Nil Burak (Pembe Nihal Munsif), singer
 * 31 May – Ahmet Vefik Alp, architect
 * 24 June – Ayşe Soysal, female mathematician
 * 12 September – Aziz Kocaoğlu, mayor of İzmir
 * 20 October – Melih Gökçek, politician
 * 17 December – Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the CHP

Deaths

 * 26 January – Kazım Karabekir (born 1882), retired general
 * 8 March – Hulusi Behçet (born 1889), MD
 * 2 April – Sabahattin Ali (born 1907) writer
 * 30 June – Prens Sabahattin (born 1879), politician and sociologist
 * 21 September – Çerkez Ethem (born 1886), former militia leader