Hayrünnisa Gül (; née Özyurt, born August 18, 1964) is the 11th First Lady of Turkey, as the wife of

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as both ...

First Lady of Turkey

On October 7, 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the

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(PACE) on issues faced by children and women. 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. After seven years, on August 28, 2014, she left her office as first lady when

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became president. Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada."

Personal life

Gül has two sons namely Ahmed Münir and Mehmed Emre and one daughter, Kübra.

Awards and decorations

*2012: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown

References

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