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| 1933 |
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| The formation, under state supervision and control, of the Sumer Bank to promote and manage industry. In 1935 the state organized the Eti Bank for mining projects. | 1 |
| Reorganization of the Ottoman University as the University of Istanbul. | 2 |
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| 1934, Feb. 9 |
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| Conclusion of the Balkan Pact by Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Romania. The signatories promised to respect one another's independence and territorial integrity. | 3 |
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| June 28 |
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| Legal requirement of Turks to use surnames, like Westerners. Prior to this law, Turks had mainly used patronymic names, like most other Middle Easterners. | 4 |
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