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[edit]

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

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