Skip to content
Person in the diary

İsmet İnönü

Generic Historical Person Placeholder
Generic profile illustration for unidentified or unpictured historical persons

Summary

President of Turkey when the Wealth Tax was imposed in 1942. Segment 04.03 mentions him in its account of the government under which the tax was enacted. In segment 05.06 he is described as attending a conference in Cairo and, according to the account that reached the unit, ordering that the Wealth Tax debts be forgiven after his return.

Names and spelling variants

İsmet İnönü; Ismet Inonu

Mentioned in the book

Chapter Four – Bashhalan; segment 04.03 – The Wealth Tax; Chapter Five – Military Service; segment 05.06 – Bridges

Research note

The historical identification corresponds to İsmet İnönü, president of Turkey during the Wealth Tax.