1924 in Turkey

Events

31 January – Treaty of Lausanne was approved by the Italian parliament
29 February – Last public appearance of the caliph Abdülmecit II
3 March –
- The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished
- The Ministry of Sharia and the Foundations was abolished; the Directorate of Religious Affairs and the Directorate General of Foundations were established
- Unification and secularization of the education system
- Depolitization of the army
6 March – İsmet İnönü formed a new cabinet, because the ministries of General staff and the religion (şerriye) had been abolished on 3 March
8 March – Religious courts abolished
15 April – Treaty of Lausanne signed by the British King
17 April – Treaty of Lausanne approved by the Japanese parliament
24 April – New constitution
25 August – Turkey–League of Nations agreement on the Mosul issue
26 August – İşbank was founded
13 September – Pasinler earthquake
26 October – An internal political crisis named “Crisis of the commanders” because some high-ranking military personnel refused to give up their seats in the parliament (see 3 March)
9 November – Progressive Republican Party (TCF) was founded
21 November – After İsmet İnönü’s resignation Fethi Okyar formed the new cabinet
8 December – Kâzım Karabekir was elected as the president of TCF

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Births

27 January – Rauf Denktaş, Leaders of Cypriot Turks
22 March – Osman F. Seden, film director
27 March – Bülent Oran, actor
28 September – Lale Oraloğlu, theatre actress
29 September – Şükrü Elekdağ, diplomat, politician
1 November – Süleyman Demirel, prime minister (30th, 31st, 32nd, 39th, 41st, 43rd and 49th government of Turkey)
15 December – Ruhi Sarıalp, triple jump athlete
22 December – Sevim Tekeli, academic and historian

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Parliament