Ayşenur İslam (born Külahlıoğlu; born 16 January 1958) is a

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and politician. On 25 December 2013, she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policy in the third cabinet of Erdoğan and served until 28 August 2015.

Personal life

She was born to Mehmet İslam and his wife Cahide on 16 January 1958 in

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. She studied Turkish literature at

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and earned a master's degree at the same university. She received her PhD from

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. In 2005, she became an associate professor. İslam worked as a lecturer at Ankara University, Kırıkkale University, and

Başkent University Başkent University ( tr, Başkent Üniversitesi) is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. The university was founded on 13 January 1994 by Professor Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The University center is located in Ankara and also has Medical and Resea ...

. She is author of ten books and around 40 publications. She is the daughter-in-law of Nadir Latif İslam, a former deputy from the Justice Party (AP), who is also the father-in-law of

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. Her husband Bahadır İslam is a physician, who volunteers in relief organizations. He was on board the MV ''Mavi Marmara'', which was involved in the

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in 2010. İslam has one child.

Political career

She entered politics through the ruling

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(AKP), and was elected into the

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in the 2011 general election as an MP from

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. On 26 December 2013, she assumed office as the Minister of Family and Social Policy, succeeding

Fatma Şahin Fatma Şahin (born 20 June 1966) is a Turkish chemical engineer and politician. On 6 July 2011 she was appointed as the Minister of Family and Social Policies in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. She was born on 20 June 1966 in Gaziantep to Mus ...

during Erdoğan's cabinet reshuffle with ten new names that was announced the day before, on 25 December, following the

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. It was reported that President

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played also a role for her entry into the cabinet. During her civil servant time, she had worked together with the President's secretary general Mustafa İsen. She is a capacity in social policies.

References

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Personal life

Political career

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