18 March – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, with a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe), occurs in the
Mediterranean Sea southwest of
Kaş in the
Antalya Province. Some people are killed.[2]
11 April – Partial mobilization as a precaution after a speech of Italian dictator
Benito Mussolini
5 June –
Treaty concerning the future of
Mosul (Which was a part of Turkey at the end of World War I but annexed by the United Kingdom during the armistice day following the war.)
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. (Mustafa Kemal mediated and the crisis ended on the 5th of July)
2 August – The French S.S. Lotus collided with the Turkish S.S. Bozkurt.
12 October –
Lotus issue was brought to international courts (see 2 August)
22 October – The 6.0 MsKars earthquake occurs with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shock was close to the border and affected both Turkey and Armenia, leaving 360 people dead