Ayşegül Baybars Kadri (born 1981) is a

Turkish-Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( or ; ) are so called ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Turkish Cypriots are mainly Sunni Muslims. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,000 Turkish settlers were given land once ...

politician, who served as Interior Minister for

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, island of Cyprus. It is List of states with limited recognition, recognis ...

between 2018 and 2020.

Career

In 2002 Baybars graduated with a degree in Law from

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 ...

. She subsequently studied for a MA in European Law at the same institution. The lawyer was a founding member in 2016 of the ''Halkın Partisi'' (People's Party) established. Baybars was appointed Interior Minister on 2 February 2018. She has been the youngest member of the Northern Cyprus coalition government. She resigned from the People's Party in 2022, alongside Jale Refik Rogers and 64 other party members.

Personal life

Baybars is married and has one child.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baybars, Ayşegül 1981 births Living people Members of the Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus) Turkish Cypriot women in politics Marmara University alumni