Fatma Nur Serter (born 10 November 1948) is a female Turkish academic and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. She is notorious for defending the ban on hijab.

Life

Fatma Nur Aytekin was born to Mehmet Emin and Fahrinüssa in

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, Turkey on 10 November 1948. She finished the Üsküdar American Academy for Girls, and graduated from the School of Economics of Istanbul University in 1970.Biography page
/ref> She is married and mother of one.

Academic career

She joined the academic faculty of her school. In 1974, she obtained her PhD degree. She also studied in the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

. In 1982, she became an associate professor, and in 1988 full professor. Between 1998-2004, she was the Vice rector of Istanbul University.

Political career

She joined the Republican People's Party (CHP). In the elections held on 22 July 2007 and 12 June 2011, she was elected as a deputy from

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in the 23rd and the

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.24.Parliament Page
/ref> In this period, she was the member of Inter-Parliamentary Union. In 2004, following the resignation of Emine Ülker Tarhan, another woman politician from CHP, she was also expected to resign. However, she made a statement that she will stay in CHP.

Books

According to her Kitapyurdu page, the books written by Serter are the following:Kitapyurdu page
/ref> *''Dinde Siyasal Islamın Tekeli'' ("The Monopoly of the Political Islam in the Religion") *G''iydirilmiş İnsan Kimliği'' ("Embedded Human Personality") *''21. Yüzyıla Doğru İnsan Merkezli Eğitim'' ("Human Based Education Towards 21st Century) *''21 Yüzyılda İnsan Merkezli Eğitim'' ("Human Based Education in the 21st Century") *''Işığı Kim Söndürdü?'' ("Who Turned the Light Off?")

References

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