Events in the year 1935 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 59–62
Parliament 4th Parliament of Turkey (up to 1 March) 5th Parliament of Turkey (from 1 March)
Incumbents President – Kemal Atatürk Prime Minister – İsmet İnönü
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 7th government of Turkey (up to 1 March) 8th government of Turkey (from 1 March)
Events 4 January – The 6.4 Erdek–Marmara Islands earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving five people dead and thirty injured. 1 February – Hagia Sophia is converted into a museum. 1 March – New government 8 February – General elections. 17 female MPs 1 May – 1935 Digor earthquake 27 May: Sunday, rather than Friday, becomes the day of rest. 19 October – A group of assassins aiming to assassinate Atatürk were arrested. 20 October – Census (Population 16,158,018)
Births 20 January – Güven Sazak, businessman (d. 2011) 2 February – Tuncay Mataracı, politician (d. 2020) 20 August – Gürdal Duyar, sculptor (d. 2004) 21 August – Adnan Şenses, singer 4 October – İlhan Cavcav, sports club director 13 December – Türkan Saylan, academic, MD, social activist (d. 2009) date unknown – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu, Turkish writer (d. 1980)
Deaths 8 January – Rauf Yekta (born 1871), musician 3 March – Ali Rıfat Çağatay (born 1869), musician 11 March – Yusuf Akçura (born 1879), writer, historian 27 May – Ahmet Cevdet Oran (born 1862), journalist
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