The 6th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 26 March 1939 to 8 March 1943. There were 470 MPs in the parliament all of which were the members of the Republican People's Party (CHP).[1]
Main parliamentary milestones edit
Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:[2]
- 26 March 1939 – General elections
- 3 April 1939 – İsmet İnönü was elected as the president of Turkey for the second time
- 3 April 1939 – Refik Saydam of CHP formed the 12th government of Turkey
- 30 June 1939 – Parliament approved merging Hatay Republic to Turkey
- 17 April 1940 – Law 2780 : Village Institutes were established
- 9 July 1942 – Upon Refik Saydam’s death, Şükrü Saracoğlu of CHP formed the 13th government of Turkey
- 11 November 1942 – Law 4305 : Wealth tax (Turkish: Varlık Vergisi )
- 28 February 1943 – General Elections
References edit
- ^ Parliament page
- ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul