1950 in Turkey

Events in the year 1950 in Turkey.

Parliament

 * 8th Parliament of Turkey (up to 2 May)
 * 9th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

 * President
 * İsmet İnönü (up to 20 May June)
 * Celal Bayar (from 20 May June)


 * Prime Minister
 * Şemsettin Günaltay (up to 2 June)
 * Adnan Menderes (from 2 June)


 * Leader of the opposition
 * Celal Bayar (up to 20 May)
 * İsmet İnönü (from 2 June)

Ruling party and the main opposition

 * Ruling party
 * Republican People's Party (CHP) (up to 2 June)
 * Democrat Party (DP) (from 2 June)


 * Main opposition
 * Democrat Party (DP) (up to 2 June)
 * Republican People's Party (CHP) (from 2 June)

Cabinet

 * 18th government of Turkey (up to 2 June)
 * 19th government of Turkey (from 2 June)

Events

 * 11 April – Demonstrations in the funeral ceremony of Fevzi Çakmak
 * 14 May – General elections, winner takes all system ( DP 396 seats, CHP 68 seats, MP 1 seat, Indep.7 seats)
 * 16 July – Ezan (call for prayer) which had been translated into Turkish during the CHP governments was restored to traditional Arabic.
 * 3 September – Local elections
 * 21 September – Turkish Brigade to Korean War was sent off to Korea.
 * 22 October – Census (population 20,947,188)
 * 27 November – Beginning of the Battle of Wawon (Kunuri) in Korea in which Turkish brigade distinguished itself.(237 deaths and 825 total casualties)

Births

 * 1 January – Şükrü Sina Gürel, former government minister
 * 17 February – Haluk Günözgen, cyclist
 * 22 February – Seyit Kırmızı, cyclist
 * 1 March – Bülent Ortaçgil, singer
 * 17 March – Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik, former government minister
 * 20 October – Abdullah Gül, former president

Deaths

 * 2 April – Recep Peker (born in 1889), former prime minister (15th government of Turkey)
 * 10 April – Fevzi Çakmak (born in 1876), former chief of staff and the only marshal of the Turkish army (after the death of Kemal Atatürk)
 * 1 October – Faik Ali Ozansoy (born in 1876), politician and poet
 * 2 November - Huriye Öniz (born in 1887) - one of the first female MPs.
 * 15 November – Orhan Veli Kanık (born in 1914), poet