Rotary International interest in Turkey, but in 1950 - 1952, he was heard for many years. But the proposal to establish a club for international Rotary journalist writer Falih Rıfkı Atay, journalist writer Ahmet Emin Yalman, history professor Ahmet Şükrü Esmer, professor of the Ankara University Faculty of Law professor Münci Kapani could not be misled. The Ministry of Interior wishes to establish a Rotary club in Ankara; The fact that Rotary was only a member of the male members was given a "red" answer because of "the constitutionality of the constitution is against the principle of equality of men and women".
In 1953, some time after this unsuccessful attempt, period Rotary International President J. Serratos to Cibils Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Arab Emirates, Jordan and Cyprus, covering 245 Region Governor Augustin J. Catoni via the issue of establishment of a Rotary club in Turkey, the He took it again.
Catoni organized a dinner in Karpic, Ankara's famous restaurant, and invited Turkish and foreign businessmen to believe that the Ankara Rotary Club would form the heart of the meal. Invited businessmen Ottoman Bank in 'the Ankara Branch Manager Enter Cevat, PanAm Airlines Turkey General Manager Walter Pederson, Melih Çalıkkocaoğl the future young engineers who will build Tekfen Berker, Necati had also Akçağlılar and Nihat Gökyiğit.
Catoni, American Export Lines and during which the director of the Ankara branch of study in the USA has adopted quite informed about Rotary Oguzhan Koraltan found the proposal to establish Rotary clubs in Turkey.
Initial preparations were made by giving the workshop syllabus that started in 1953. During the official visit of President Celal Bayar to the United States, International Rotary President J. Serratosa Cibils met with him and gave information about Rotary.
In 1954, the founding delegation consisting of Oğuzhan Koraltan, business man Nail Avunduk and Ankara Law School Associate Professor Mukbil Özyörük completed all the preparations and the "Ankara Rotary Club" was established and the first meeting was held on March 24, 1954 in Ankara Palas hall.
Oğuzhan Koraltan, who was transferred from Ankara to Istanbul, founded "Istanbul Rotary Club" with Rifat Bereket, İsmail Hakkı Kutbay, Kazım Taşkent, Eli Rosental and Hilmi Naili Barlo on 8 February 1956. The club, which held its first meeting in Istanbul Hilton Hotel, was accepted as a member of International Rotary with the Charter Document dated 24 July 1957. Berat was awarded to Club President on December 23, 1957 by Augustin J. Catoni, Vice President of International Rotary.
Turkey's third club "Rotary Club of Izmir" was the first meeting January 9th 1962 and received the Charter document on May 2, 1963.
The fourth club in Turkey, which held its first meeting on June 12th, 1963 days Çelikpalas Hotel "Bursa Rotary Club", respectively.
The number of Rotary clubs in Turkey rose to 6 in 1966. In 1968, Turkey "Management Consultancy" has accelerated with the establishment of the development. The number of clubs was 8 in 1968, 11 in 1970, 14 in 1972, 16 in 1974, 22 in 1976, and 30 in 1978. In this ten-year period, the pace of development was 2.4 clubs per year.
In 1980, Turkey has won the Rotary International District 243 identity. After that the development was faster. In 1980 the 31 clubs reached 78 huts in 1987.
In 1988, Turkey was divided into two regions. It was the 242nd West and the 243rd East. In 1988 the 82 clubs came out in 136 in 1993. In 1993, 242nd Region was coded as Region 2420 and 243rd Region as 2430 Region.
In 1994, Turkey was divided into three regions. Istanbul and Marmara around 2420. Region, Central and Eastern Anatolia 2430. Region and Aegean 2440. Region code received. 150 clubs in 1994 reached 234 clubs as of June 2013.
As of June 2018 in Turkey;
2420. District 82 Rotary Clubs,
2430. District 93 Rotary Clubs,
2440. District 64 Rotary Clubs,
There are 239 Rotary Clubs, including 64 Rotary Clubs in the region, with a total membership of 6,080 Rotarians.
Rotaract clubs in Turkey, the first of which began to establish in the world since 1968, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cankaya and Rtn. Melih Çalıkkocaoğlu'nun "Çankaya Rotaract Club" was founded in 1982 with the name.
