Aysel Çelikel (born 1933) is a

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

academic, legal scholar and author who served as the first Minister of Justice of Turkey at 57th Cabinet. She was neither a Member of Parliament nor in political affiliation. She appointed as independent minister by PM

Bülent Ecevit Mustafa Bülent Ecevit (; 28 May 1925 – 5 November 2006) was a Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002. He served as prime minister in ...

in accordance to Article 114 of the Constitution three months before the 1999 general election. Aysel Çelikel is currently the Chairwoman of the

Association for the Support of Contemporary Living Association for the Support of Contemporary Life ( tr, Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği) is a non-profit NGO in Turkey. The main office is in İstanbul and there are 103 branch offices nationwide. The association helps girls across Turkey to ...

( tr, Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği, ÇYDD).

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Living people 1933 births Turkish legal scholars Academic staff of Istanbul University Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Columbia Law School alumni Beyoğlu Anatolian High School alumni Women academic administrators Members of the 57th government of Turkey Turkish women academics Turkish academic administrators Women legal scholars {{Turkey-academic-bio-stub