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First Ladies Of Turkey
The first lady of the Republic of Turkey () is the wife of the president of Turkey.https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ferai-tinc/birinci-hanim-kim-olacak-6295114# Twelve women have so far filled this role. Since 2014, the First Lady has been Emine Erdoğan, wife of President (government title), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Officeholders See also * Turkey * President of Turkey * First Lady Notes References {{Reflist First ladies of Turkey, Lists of spouses of heads of state, Turkey, President Lists of Turkish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan (; born 16 February 1955) is the current first lady of Turkey as the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Early and personal life Early life Emine Erdoğan was born as Cemal and Hayriye Gülbaran’s fifth child and only daughter in Üsküdar, Istanbul. Her family is originally from Siirt and is of Arabs in Turkey, Arab origin. She was educated at Istanbul Mithatpaşa Vocational Evening School for Girls. She did not graduate, however. She has been actively involved in social activities since her youth. Erdoğan was among the founding members of the "Idealist Women’s Association", which she named herself. She closely followed the events organized by the National Turkish Student Union and the Ladies Foundation for Science and Culture. During this period, she met Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and married him. Personal life Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emine Gülbaran married on 4 July 1978. The couple has four children: Ahmet Burak Erdoğan, Ahmet Burak, Bilal Erd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melahat Gürsel
Melahat Gürsel (1899 – 23 February 1974) was the First Lady of Turkey from 27 May 1960 until 28 March 1966 during the presidency of her husband Cemal Gürsel. Melahat was born in 1899. Her father was the chief engineer on the Ottoman cruiser ''Hamidiye''. In 1927, she married army officer Cemal Bey, who was introduced to her by the older brother. From this marriage, a son Özdemir was born and the couple also adopted two daughters, Hatice and Türkan. On 27 May 1960, some mid-ranked Turkish Army officers staged a military coup, and overthrew the government. Four-star general Cemal Gürsel, then Commander of the Turkish Army, was appointed head of the state by the revolutionaries without a leader. He remained in office until his presidency was ended by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 28 March 1966 due to his illness. Gürsel was known as an economizing and proud woman. Also during her time as the First Lady, Melahat Gürsel remained a modest housewife, cooking foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semra Sezer (cropped)
Semra Sezer (née Kürümoğlu; born August 16, 1944) was the First Lady of Turkey from May 2000 until August 2007 during the presidency of her husband Ahmet Necdet Sezer. She was born on August 16, 1944, in Yenimahalle, Ankara to the family of a bank officer, Kemal Kürümoğlu. She completed her secondary education in 1962 at the Yenimahalle High School in Ankara. She met her husband Ahmet Necdet Sezer during her student time at the Law School of Ankara University. The couple were engaged in 1962. She then left the Law School in her second year, and attended the Atatürk Teachers' School for Primary Education in Ankara to become a teacher. After the completion of her fiancé's military service, the couple married in 1964 and moved to Dicle town in Diyarbakır Province, where her husband was appointed as a judge. In 1966, she mothered their first child, a daughter named Zeynep. Later, the family moved to Yerköy in Yozgat Province due to Ahmet Necdet Sezer's next appointment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman Demirel
Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel (; 1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, engineer, and statesman who served as the List of Presidents of Turkey, 9th President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey seven times between the years 1965 and 1993. He was the leader of the Justice Party (Turkey), Justice Party (AP) from 1964 to 1980 and the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) from 1987 to 1993. Having been identified as a potential future prime minister by Adnan Menderes, Demirel was elected leader of the Justice Party in 1964 and managed to bring down the government of İsmet İnönü in 1965 despite not being a Member of Parliament. He supported the government of Suat Hayri Ürgüplü until his party won a parliamentary majority in 1965 Turkish general election, 1965. He became the first prime minister born in the Republic of Turkey. Claiming that his Justice Party was the successor of the banned Democr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazmiye Demirel
Nazmiye Demirel (3 January 1927 – 27 May 2013) was the 9th First Lady of Turkey. She was the wife of Süleyman Demirel, the 9th President of Turkey, until her death. She was born on 3 January 1927 in Isparta. On 12 March 1948 she married Süleyman Demirel; she became the 9th first lady of Turkey in 1993 when her husband became president. She suffered from Alzheimer's disease since 2005. She died on 27 May 2013 at a hospital in Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( .... References 1927 births 2013 deaths People from Isparta First ladies of Turkey Deaths from dementia in Turkey Deaths from Alzheimer's disease {{Turkey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgut Özal
Halil Turgut Özal (13 October 192717 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, bureaucrat, engineer and statesman who served as the eighth president of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th prime minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Motherland Party. He was the deputy prime minister of Turkey in the military government of Bülend Ulusu between 1980 and 1982. After working briefly at the World Bank in the United States and as a university lecturer, Özal became the general secretary and later the leader of the main miners' trade union of Turkey in 1979, serving as a chief negotiator during large-scale industrial action in 1977. He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1977 general election as a National Salvation Party (MSP) candidate from İzmir. In 1979, he became an undersecretary to Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel's minority government until the 1980 military coup. As an undersecretary, he played a major role in developing e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semra Özal
Semra Özal (; born 12 January 1934) was the 8th first lady of Turkey as the spouse of the 8th President of Turkey Turgut Özal. She was also the second lady of Turkey during her husband's prime ministry from 1983 to 1989. The couple has three children: Ahmet Özal (born 1955), Zeynep Özal (born 1956) and Efe Özal (born 1967). During the government of the Motherland Party (ANAP), she presided the Turkish Women Empowerment and Promotion Foundation, also known as the "Daisies" (Papatyalar). From 1991 to 1992, she was the head of the provincial organization of the Motherland Party (ANAP) in Istanbul. Her husband Turgut Özal died in 1993 while in office. Semra Özal lives in Istanbul. See also * Özal family *List of prime ministers of Turkey The position of Prime Minister of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. The prime minister was the head of the executive branch of the government along with the Cabinet. Following the 2017 consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turgut Özal Ve Ailesi (Semra)
Turgut is a Turkish given name. Turgut may also refer to: Given name * Turgut Alp (died 1334/35), Ottoman military commander ** Turgut Alp (fictional character), a character based on Turgut Alp in ''Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' * Turgut Atakol (1915–1988), Turkish basketball player * Turgut Aykaç (born 1958), former Turkish boxer * Turgut Berkes (1953–2018), Turkish rock musician, painter, and writer * Turgut Göle (1913–2002), Turkish politician * Turgut Karataş (1963–2024), Turkish Romani singer, known as Ankaralı Turgut * Turgut Özal (1927–1993), Turkish president and political leader * Turgut Özatay (1927–2002), Turkish film actor * Turgut Polat (born 1993), Turkish table tennis player * Turgut Reis (1485–1565), Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral as well as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli * Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Turgut Toydemir (1938–2024), Turkish architect * Turgut U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenan Evren
Ahmet Kenan Evren (17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) was a Turkish military officer and dictator who served as the seventh president of Turkey from 1980 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup. On 18 June 2014, a Turkish court sentenced him to life imprisonment and demotion of his military rank, (down to private from army general) for leading the military coup in 1980. He was found guilty of obstructing democracy by deposing the prime minister Süleyman Demirel and of abolishing the parliament, senate and the constitution. This sentence was under appeal at the time of his death. Biography Ahmet Kenan Evren was born in Alaşehir, Manisa Province.Biography Presidency of the Republic of Turkey His father, who was an |
Sekine Evren
Sekine Evren (née Muslu; 1922 – 3 March 1982) was the First Lady of Turkey from 12 September 1980 until her death on 3 March 1982 during the presidency of her husband Kenan Evren. Sekine Muslu was born as the first daughter of a vine grower in Alaşehir of Manisa, then Ottoman Empire, in 1922. She had three younger sisters. She could not complete her education. She married Senior lieutenant Kenan Evren in 1944 without the permission of her parents. She lost her first child at birth as her husband was assigned to the Turkish Brigade during the Korean War (1950–1953). She gave birth to three daughters Şenay, Gülay and Miray. Evren became diabetic at an early age. During a trip in Brussels, Belgium in May 1980, she had a heart attack and became paralyzed. On 12 September 1980, the Turkish Armed Forces under the leadership of Chief of the General Staff four-star general Kenan Evren staged a military coup. The military junta overturned the government, and appointed Kenan Evre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahri Korutürk
Fahri Sabit Korutürk (15 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish people, Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the sixth president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces, 3rd commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 1957 to 1960. He was also a member of the Senate of the Republic (Turkey), Senate of the Republic from 1968 to 1973 and again in 1980. Prior to his senatorship, he served as Turkey's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1964. Biography He was born in Istanbul, at Soğukçeşme Sokağı, a small street between Topkapı Palace and Hagia Sophia. He attended the Ottoman Navy cadet school in 1916, was graduated in 1923 and from the Turkish Naval Academy, Naval Academy in 1933. On 18 March 1934 after an encounter with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President Atatürk he was given Korutürk as his Surname Law (Turkey), Surname. Korutürk saw active service on cruisers and subma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emel Korutürk
Emel Korutürk (née Cimcoz; 1915 – 12 March 2013) was a Turkish painter and a former First Lady of Turkey. Early years She was born in 1915 as Emel Cimcoz, the fourth child of Salah Cimcöz and his wife Hasene Hanim. During her early childhood her father was exiled by the Allies of World War I to Malta. After her primary education, she studied at Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul, a prestigious school for girls. She took private art lessons by Fikret Mualla, but he was fired in 1936 after a violent argument with her father. Following her high school years in Lausanne, Switzerland, she graduated from Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi, which is now Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, in 1936. During her academy years, she was congratulated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey, for her talent in art in 1933. After academy, she worked together with Turkish painter İbrahim Çallı. Family life In 1944 she married Fahri Korutürk, a naval officer. The couple had two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
