Nazmiye Demirel (3 January 1927 – 27 May 2013) was the 9th First Lady of Turkey. She was the wife of

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 serv ...

, the 9th

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, until her death. She was born on 3 January 1927 in

Isparta Isparta is a city in western Turkey. It is the seat of Isparta Province and Isparta District.İl ...

. 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 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...

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 ( ...

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