İsmet İnönü, 2nd President of Turkey

Turkey · 1940 · 10 Kuruş

This definitive stamp features a portrait of İsmet İnönü, the second President of the Republic of Turkey. The design is simple and formal, focusing on the bust of the president facing left, set against a solid colored background. This issue was part of a long-running series honoring İnönü, who succeeded Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Issued during World War II, a period when Turkey maintained a policy of active neutrality under President İnönü's leadership until the final stages of the war. These stamps were in common use throughout this critical period of modern Turkish history.