1923 in Turkey

Events in the year 1923 in Turkey.

Parliament

• 2nd Parliament of Turkey

Incumbents

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President, 29 October 1923 – 10 November 1938
• Ä°smet Ä°nönü, Prime Minister, 1 November 1923 – 22 November 1924

Events

July

• The Turkish War of Independence was settled with the Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July
• Turkish Republic was proclaimed on 29 October, abolishing the Ottoman sultanate
• Letter from Agha Khan III to Ä°smet Ä°nönü about the future of the Caliphate was sent on 24 November

Deaths

• 15 January – Zübeyde Hanım, 66, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother.

Births

• Refik Arslan, founder of Refik Restaurant (died 2011).

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