1934 in Turkey

Parliament

• 4th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President – Kemal Atatürk
• Prime Minister – Ä°smet Ä°nönü

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party – Republican People’s Party

  Cabinet

• 7th government of Turkey

  Events

• 9 February – Balkan Pact
• 4 March – Ankara Radio began broadcasting
• 14 June – Resettlement Law
• 21 June – Surname Law
• 24 November – Atatürk surname for Mustafa Kemal
• 5 December – Women's suffrage

  Births

• 5 March – Halit RefiÄŸ, movie director
• 23 April – Fikret Hakan, actor
• 30 March – Mahmut Atalay, wrestler
• 2 August – Oktay SinanoÄŸlu, academic, chemist
• 10 August – Tevfik Kış, wrestler
• 21 August – Ä°zzet Günay, actor
• 20 September – Hamit Kaplan, wrestler

  Deaths

• 5 March – ReÅŸit Galip, MD, politician
• 15 April – Kemalettin Sami, retired general
• 29 June – Zaro Aga, allegedly the World's oldest man

  Gallery