Events in the year 1937 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 65–68
Parliament 5th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President – Kemal Atatürk Prime Minister İsmet İnönü (up to 20 September) Celal Bayar (from 20 September acting, from 1 November de jure)
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 8th government of Turkey (up to 1 November) 9th government of Turkey(from 1 November)
Events 5 January: Amendment in constitution; Six Arrows were implemented 12 May: Kemal Atatürk dedicated his farms to the treasury 17 May: Divriği iron ore, the largest in Turkey was spotted 29 May: Hatay agreement with France 9 July: Saadabad Pact reached with Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. 14 September: Nyon agreement 25 October: Prime minister İsmet İnönü resigned. Celal Bayar was appointed as the new prime minister. 1 November: New government
Births 1 January – Şenol Birol, footballer 20 January – Özkan Sümer, footballer, coach 1 April – Yılmaz Güney, actor 20 April – Yılmaz Onay, author 1 May – Üner Tan, MD, biologist 14 November – Önder Sav, politician 16 August – Ergun Öztuna, footballer 18 August – Duygun Yersuvat, Galatasaray S.K. (sports club) chairman 8 September – Cüneyt Arkın (Fahrettin Cüreklibakır), actor 29 October – Ayla Algan, singer 8 December – Erol Çevikçe, politician
Deaths 11 January – Nuri Conker, military officer (Atatürk's friend) 12 April – Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan (born in 1852), writer, diplomat 10 October – Ahmet Refik Altınay (born in 1881), historian 15 November – Seyit Rıza (born in 1863), tribe leader
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