1950 in Turkey

Parliament

• 8th Parliament of Turkey
• 9th Parliament of Turkey

  Incumbents

• President
• Prime Minister
• Leader of the opposition

  Ruling party and the main opposition

• Ruling party
• Main opposition

  Cabinet

• 18th government of Turkey
• 19th government of Turkey

  Events

• 11 April – Demonstrations in the funeral ceremony of Fevzi Çakmak
• 14 May – General elections, winner takes all system
• 16 July – Ezan which had been translated into Turkish during the CHP governments was restored to traditional Arabic.
• 3 September – Local elections
• 21 September – Turkish Brigade to Korean War was sent off to Korea.
• 22 October – Census
• 27 November – Beginning of the Battle of Wawon in Korea in which Turkish brigade distinguished itself.

  Births

• 1 January – Şükrü Sina Gürel, former government minister
• 17 February – Haluk Günözgen, cyclist
• 22 February – Seyit Kırmızı, cyclist
• 1 March – Bülent Ortaçgil, singer
• 17 March – Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik, former government minister

• 20 October – Abdullah Gül, former president

  Deaths

• 2 April – Recep Peker, former prime minister
• 10 April – Fevzi Çakmak, former chief of staff and the only marshal of the Turkish army
• 1 October – Faik Ali Ozansoy, politician and poet
• 2 November - Huriye Öniz - one of the first female MPs.
• 15 November – Orhan Veli Kanık, poet

  Gallery