1 January –Turkey gained the right of duty tax (according to the treaty of Lausanne) 11 February – Beginning of Sheikh Said rebellion 17 February – Tax of Ashar ended. An important reform in the daily lives of the villagers 24 February – The rebels captured Elazığ 26 February – End of the Regie Company. An important step in the economics 3 March – Fetkhi Okyar’s cabinet which was ineffective against the rebellion was replaced by İsmet İnönü's new cabinet 4 March – Independence Tribunals 8 March – Rebels were defeated around Diyarbakır 12 April – Sheikh Said was arrested 1 May – Earthquake in Adana 3 June – Independence Tribunal closed the Progressive Republican Party 5 August – Atatürk and Latife Hanım (Latife Uşakizade) were divorced 25 August – In Kastamonu Atatürk made a speech on traditional costume and expressed his preference for western style hat 4 September – First ball in which Muslim women attended 25 November – The Hat reform 30 November – Tekkes, traditional institutions were closed