Hayrünnisa Gül

Hayrünnisa Gül
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 59)
Istanbul, Turkey
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
ChildrenAhmed 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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı : Hayrunnisa Gül". Tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. ^ [1] Archived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "TURKEY - Turkish president backs first lady on headscarf comments". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  4. ^ "Former Turkish first lady urges progress through education - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ^ "Outgoing first lady breaks silence on criticism, promises 'intifada'". TodaysZaman. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  6. ^ "Hayrünnisa Gül: The next first lady". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2008-05-14.