6th Parliament of Turkey

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

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

1. Parliament page
2. Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul

Preceded by 5th Parliament of Turkey

6th Parliament of Turkey Abdülhalik Renda 25 March 1939 – 9 March 1943

Succeeded by 7th Parliament of Turkey