1941 in Turkey

Events in the year 1941 in Turkey.

← 1940 1939 1938 1941 in Turkey → 1942 1943 1944
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	List of years in Turkey

Parliament

• 6th Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• President – İsmet İnönü
• Prime Minister – Refik Saydam

Ruling party and the main opposition

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

Cabinet

12th government of Turkey

Events

• 18 January: Petrol Ofisi a national petroleum company founded.
• 24 March: Turco Soviet declaration. Soviet Union promised neutrality in case of an assault on Turkey.
• 18 June: German-Turkish Friendship and Nonaggression Pact signed.
• 22 June: Turkey declared neutrality in the recently started Germany-USSR War.
• 23 June: Refah tragedy, a Turkish ship was torpedoed by an anonymous battle ship, causing 168 deaths.
• 10 December: 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
• 19 December: Due to war time hardships, bread consumption was restricted in Istanbul.

Births

• 15 May – Özdemir Sabancı, industrialist (died 1996)
• 24 June – Erkin Koray, musician
• 18 July – Bedrettin Dalan, Mayor of İstanbul
• 7 August – Gündüz Aktan, diplomat and politician (died 2008)
• 26 August – Ayşe Kulin, writer
• 13 September – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, president (2000–2007)
• 21 November – İdil Biret, pianist
• 26 December – Şener Şen, actor

Deaths

• 25 April – Salih Bozok (born in 1881), Atatürk's aide de camp
• 3 July – Kâzım Dirik (born in 1881), retired general
• 17 July – Meliha Ulaş (born in 1901), politician, teacher
• 7 October – Cemal Mersinli (born in 1875), retired general

Gallery

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  İsmet İnönü
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  Refik Saydam
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  Ayşe Kulin
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  Ahmet Necdet Sezer
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  Salih Bozok
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  Kazım Dirik
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  Meliha Ulaş
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  Cemal Mersinli