1926 in Turkey

Events in the year 1926 in Turkey.

Parliament

1 January –Turkey began using international calendar and timing instead of the traditional one
17 February – Civil code
1 March – Modern criminal code
18 March – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, with a maximum intensity of VIII, occurs in the Mediterranean Sea southwest of Kaş in the Antalya Province. Some people are killed.
11 April – Partial mobilization as a precaution after a speech of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
19 April – Modern Cabotage law
22 April – Modern Obligations code
29 May – Modern Commercial code
5 June – Treaty concerning the future of Mosul
12 June - A travelling exhibition departed from Istanbul on,
15 June – A plot to assassinate Mustafa Kemal was uncovered in İzmir
20 June – Crisis between the prime minister İsmet İnönü and the special court about the court's right to arrest of Kazım Karabekir who was an MP.
2 August – The French S.S. Lotus collided with the Turkish S.S. Bozkurt.
5 September - returned home after visiting 15 ports in 12 European countries in 86 days and 22 hours,
6 October – First airplane factory in Kayseri
12 October – Lotus issue was brought to international courts
22 October – The 6.0 Kars earthquake occurs with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX. The shock was close to the border and affected both Turkey and Armenia, leaving 360 people dead

15 February – Doğan Güreş, chief of staff
28 February – Erol Taş, actor
6 June – Erdal İnönü, physics professor, politician
22 August – Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, poet
5 September – Süleyman Seba longest presiding Chairman of Beşiktaş J.K. sports club
29 October – Necmettin Erbakan, prime minister