4th Parliament of Turkey

The 4th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 25 April 1931 to 1 March 1935. There were 348 MPs in the parliament all of which were the members of the Republican People's Party (CHP).[1]

Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:[2]

  • 5 May 1931-Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) was elected as the president of Turkey for the third time
  • 5 May 1931 –İsmet İnönü of CHP formed the 7th government of Turkey
  • 31 May 1933 – Law 2252: Modern university instead of the traditional Darülfünun
  • 3 February 1934 - Law 2381: Parliament approved the Balkan Pact
  • 21 June 1934 – Law 2525: Surname Law
  • 26 November - Law 2590: Ottoman Empire- era titles such as Pasha were banned to be used in public
  • 5 December 1934 – Turkish women gained full suffrage
  • 8 February 1935 –General Elections in which 17 of the MPs were female

References

  1. ^ Parliament page
  2. ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul
Preceded by 4th Parliament of Turkey
Kazım Özalp

2 April 1931 – 1 March 1935
Succeeded by