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Gönül Başaran Erönen (born 1953 in
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) has been the first female district judge in Cyprus, in 1980, and the first female justice of the
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in 1994.


Biography

A
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native, Erönen was born in 1953. Her mother and father, Sema and Orhan Başaran, were
Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...
s who emigrated to the London in 1950; they had five children, of which Erönen was the only daughter. Inspired by watching her father working as a
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at the
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, Erönen decided at the age of seven to pursue a career in law. At the age of 22 Erönen qualified as a
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from the
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as a Member of the Honourable Society of the
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. In 1975, Erönen immigrated to
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and in 1976 began establishing her career in the legal field, while also taking on employment as a part-time
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newsreader on Bayrak Television, a position she would retain until 1980. In 1976, she passed the Turkish Cypriot Bar Examinations and undertook a pupillage with Ümit Süleyman Onan. In 1977, she opened her own practice, and three years later became the first female District Judge in Cyprus. In 1986, she was distinguished as the Senior District Judge, and in 1992 she became its President. Erönen broke ground again in 1994 when she was elevated to the Turkish Cypriot Supreme Court Bench as its first female, as well as its youngest, justice. She retired after 31 years of service.


Personal life

In 1977, she married Yücem Erönen who is an architect. She has two sons named Orhan and Enver.


Awards

*1999- "Most Successful Woman in the Legal field" *2000- "Daughters of Ataturk Turco-North Cyprus Woman Achievement Award"


Notable cases involving Erönen

* ''Varnava and Others v. Turkey'' ECHR


See also

*
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References

English women judges British people of Turkish Cypriot descent 1953 births Living people Lawyers from London British emigrants to Northern Cyprus Turkish Cypriot judges {{Cyprus-bio-stub