Hayrünnisa Gül

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Hayrünnisa Gül
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First Lady of Turkey
In role
August 28, 2007 – August 28, 2014
PresidentAbdullah Gül
Preceded bySemra Sezer
Succeeded byEmine Erdoğan
Personal details
Born
Hayrünnisa Özyurt

(1965-08-18) August 18, 1965 (age 56)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1980)​
Children3

Hayrünnisa Gül (pronounced [hajɾyˈnisa ˈɟyl]; née Özyurt, born August 18, 1965)[1] was the 11th First Lady of Turkey,[2] as the wife of Abdullah Gül.[3]

First lady of Turkey[]

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.[4]

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.[5]

After seven years, on August 28, 2014, she left her office as first lady when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became president.[6] Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada."[7]

Personal life[]

Gül has two sons, Ahmed Münir and Mehmed Emre, and one daughter, Kübra.[8]

Awards and decorations[]

2012- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands)

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=71777[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı : Hayrunnisa Gül". Tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ "Hayrünnisa marriage". November 22, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. ^ [1] Archived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "TURKEY - Turkish president backs first lady on headscarf comments". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  6. ^ "Former Turkish first lady urges progress through education - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ^ "Outgoing first lady breaks silence on criticism, promises 'intifada'". TodaysZaman. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  8. ^ "Hayrünnisa Gül: The next first lady". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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