Özlem Zengin (born 9 September 1969) is a Turkish lawyer and politician.

Education

She graduated from the Faculty of Law at

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in 1990. During her graduate years, she wrote for ''Teklif'', a journal on law and actuality. After her graduation she lived in the

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for some time. She had a teaching position following her return. Between 1998 and 2001 she worked as a producer and speaker for the TV show ''Hayatın İçinden'' at the TV channel Kanal 7. In 2001 she founded IKAMER (Istanbul Woman and Family Research Centre) with her close friends. She also started working as a self-employed lawyer. In 2003 she was elected as a member of the AKP Istanbul Provincial Board. Since 2005 she has had the responsibility of promotion and media activities as a director. Until 2011, she worked as a member of the provincial board without any intervals. Years later she returned to academic life. She completed her master's degree at

Marmara University Marmara University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university, named after the Sea of Marmara, was founded as a university in 1982. However, its ...

Institute of Social Sciences in the area of

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. The title of her master's thesis was "Sociological Changes in the Perception of Religion and Secularism in the Light of Adjudication."

Career

Zengin started as a

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for '' Yeni Akit'' newspaper. On 12 May 2012, during the Third Ordinary Istanbul Provincial Women's Branches Congress, she was elected as the Chairwoman of AKP Women's Branches. She is also a founding member of Beyaz El Solidarity Foundation. She currently works in the Turkish parliament as a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zengin, Ozlem Living people Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Turkish lawyers 1969 births 21st-century Turkish women lawyers 21st-century Turkish women politicians Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Turkish women MPs