Hayrünnisa Gül
Hayrünnisa Gül | |
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| First Lady of Turkey | |
| In role August 28, 2007 – August 28, 2014 | |
| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Semra Sezer |
| Succeeded by | Emine Erdoğan |
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| Born | Hayrünnisa Özyurt August 18, 1965 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Ahmed Münir Gül Mehmed Emre Gül Kübra Gül |
Hayrünnisa Gül (pronounced [hajɾyˈnisa ˈɟyl]; née Özyurt, born August 18, 1965) is the 11th First Lady of Turkey,[1] as the wife of Abdullah Gül.
First Lady of Turkey
[edit]On October 7, 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on issues faced by children and women.[2]
Gül has also publicly spoken out against the imposition of the head scarf in Islamic countries upon young females who cannot make judgment for themselves.[3]
After seven years, on August 28, 2014, she left her office as first lady when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became president.[4] Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada."[5]
Personal life
[edit]Gül has two sons namely Ahmed Münir and Mehmed Emre and one daughter, Kübra.[6] Gül was the first hijab-wearing first lady in the history of the Republic of Türkiye since Atatürk's dress code.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- 2012:
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
References
[edit]- ^ "T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı : Hayrunnisa Gül". Tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ [1] Archived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TURKEY - Turkish president backs first lady on headscarf comments". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "Former Turkish first lady urges progress through education - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Outgoing first lady breaks silence on criticism, promises 'intifada'". TodaysZaman. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Hayrünnisa Gül: The next first lady". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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