Aysel Baykal l (1939 – January 24, 2003) was a Turkish female jurist, politician and former government minister. Aysel Baykal graduated from

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's Faculty of Law. She served as a

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in the local government legislative bodies of

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and Istanbul Municipality. On October 14, 1979, she became a member of the Senate of the Republic representing Istanbul from the

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(CHP), which ended on September 12, 1980, when the Senate was dissolved by the

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. She entered the 18th parliament, and served until 1991. Following the merger of the 1983-established Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) with the CHP in 1995, Baykal was appointed from outside the parliament

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responsible for "Women, Family and Social Policies" on March 27, 1995, succeeding

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. She served at this post in the 50th government led by female

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until October 5, 1995. In September 1995, she led a group of 14 Turkish women organizations to the World Conference on Women held in

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, China. She ran for the 1999 general election without success. Aysel Baykal died in

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at the age of 64 on January 24, 2003. She was buried at the Old Topkapı Cemetery following the religious funeral service at Şişli Mosque.

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1939 births Politicians from Ankara Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish jurists Women local politicians Turkish city councillors Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the Senate of the Republic (Turkey) Members of the 18th Parliament of Turkey Deputies of Istanbul Women government ministers of Turkey Government ministers of Turkey Members of the 50th government of Turkey Ministers of State of Turkey 2003 deaths 20th-century Turkish women politicians {{Turkey-politician-stub