Events in the year 1943 in Turkey.

Parliament

6th Parliament of Turkey The 6th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 26 March 1939 to 8 March 1943. There were 470 MPs in the parliament all of which were the members of the Republican People's Party (CHP). Main parliamentary milestones Some of the important e ...

(up to 8 March) *

7th Parliament of Turkey The 7th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 28 February 1943 to 5 August 1946. There were 492 MPs in the parliament, all of which were the members of the Republican People's Party (CHP). But towards the end of the term some issued from ...

Incumbents

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İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

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Şükrü Saracoğlu Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu (; 17 June 1887, Ödemiş – 27 December 1953, Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, the fifth Prime Minister of Turkey and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs during the early stages of World War II. He signe ...

Ruling party and the main opposition

* Ruling party – Republican People's Party (CHP)

Cabinet

13th government of Turkey (up to 9 Merch)

14th government of Turkey The 14th government of Turkey (9 March 1943 – 7 August 1946) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''second Saracoğlu government''. Background The government was formed after the general elections held on 28 February ...

(from 9 March)

Events

*30 January – Yenice Conference, a meeting between

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Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from ...

in which the British side tried to persuade Turkey to join war.Erdal İnönü: ''Anılar ve Düşünceler I,''Idea, İstanbul, 1996, p.154 *23 February - The architect of the Genocide Talat Pasha's remnants were transported from Germany to Turkey and buried in Abide-i Hurriyet Cemetery (Monument of Liberty), Istanbul. *28 February –

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*21 March – Exchange of wounded British and Italian soldiers in Mersin *20 June – 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake *10 September – Fire in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) 202 shops were destroyed *26 November –

1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake The 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake occurred at 00:20 local time on 27 November, near Tosya, Kastamonu Province, in northern Turkey. The earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of between IX–X (''Viol ...

*4 December – İsmet İnönü met with Winston Churchill and

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

in Cairo

Births

*1 January – İbrahim Fırtına, air force general *2 January – Janet Akyüz Mattei, astronomer *2 January –

Filiz Akın Filiz Akın (born Suna Akın, 2 January 1943) is a Turkish actress, writer and TV presenter. Known as Yeşilçam Turkish cinema's "noble, modern, urban and elegant face", Filiz Akın gained a huge fan base in Turkey.Barış Manço Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beg ...

, singer *5 January –

Atilla Özdemiroğlu Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Ea ...

, musician *2 February – Özden Örnek, admiral *3 February – Asaf Savaş Akat, economist *9 February – Cemal Kamacı, boxer *13 February – Şevket Altuğ, actor *18 April – Zeki Alasya, actor *20 April- Abdullah Kiğılı, businessman *29 April –

İlker Başbuğ Mehmet İlker Başbuğ (; born 29 April 1943) was the 26th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey. He was charged with contravention of Articles 309, 310, and 311 of the Turkish Penal Code. In August 2013, he was convicted on charges of "establish ...

, chief of staff *13 May – Sumru Çörtoğlu, lawyer *19 September – Murat Karayalçın, politician *12 December –

Fatma Girik Fatma Girik (12 December 1942 – 24 January 2022) was a Turkish actress and politician. Together with Hülya Koçyiğit, Filiz Akın and Türkan Şoray, she was an icon for the golden age in Turkish cinematography and is regarded as one of the ...

, actress

Deaths

*13 February – Neyyire Neyir, actress *7 May – Fethi Okyar, former prime minister ( 3rd government of Turkey) *4 July –

Cevat Abbas Gürer Mehmet Cevat Abbas Gürer (1887 – July 4, 1943) was an officer of the Ottoman Army, the Turkish Army, and a politician of the Republic of Turkey.Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B ...

– politician

Gallery

File:Inonu Ismet.jpg, İsmet İnönü File:Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu.jpg, Şükrü Saracoğlu File:Ali Fethi Okyar.jpg, Fethi Okyar File:JanetAkyuzMattei.jpg, Janet Akyüz Mattel File:Ilker Basbug.jpg, İlker Başbuğ File:MuratKarayalcın.jpg, Murat Karayalçın File:Cevat Abbas Gürer.jpg, Cevat Abbas Gürer

References

{{Year in Asia, 1943 Years of the 20th century in Turkey

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...