Events in the year 1948 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 102–107
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 Biography page
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See also Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics Turkey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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