Events in the year 1938 in Turkey.Türkiye'nin 70 yılı, Tempo, İstanbul, 1998, pp 69-62
Parliament 5th Parliament of Turkey
Incumbents President Kemal Atatürk (up to 10 November) İsmet İnönü (from 10 November) Prime Minister – Celâl Bayar
Ruling party and the main opposition Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)
Cabinet 9th government of Turkey (up to 11 November) 10th government of Turkey (from 11 November)
Events 31 March – First public statement about Atatürks's health 14 April – Konak Terminal a busy ferry terminal in İzmir was opened 19 April – 1938 Kırşehir earthquake 20 May – Atatürk's last national tour (to Mersin), he stressed on the Hatay question 5 July – Turkish army in Hatay (by treaty) 2 September – The Hatay Republic was founded, Tayfur Sökmen was elected as the Hatay president 28 October – Ankara Radio began broadcasting 10 November – Atatürk died 11 November – İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president New government 31 December – By elections
Births 1 January – Birol Pekel, footballer Halit Akçatepe, actor 27 March – Kartal Tibet, actor 28 March – Genco Erkal, theatre actor 31 March – Ahmet Ayık, wrestler 17 May – Emine Işınsu, writer (died 2021) 12 June – Erol Sabancı, industrialist 1 July – Yalçın Küçük, writer, historian 20 July – Deniz Baykal, politician 1 October – Tunç Başaran, film director 10 November – Ogün Altıparmak, footballer 31 December – Berkant Akgürgen, singer
Deaths 30 January - Mehmed Ziyaeddin (born in 1873), Ottoman dynasty member 13 March - Cevat Çobanlı (born in 1870), retired general 23 September - Kâzım İnanç (born in 1880), soldier, politician 10 November - Kemal Atatürk (born in 1881), President of Turkey
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