Derya Yanık (born 30 May 1972) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. She served as the Turkish Minister of Family and Social Services from 2021 to 2023.

Career

She graduated from

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in the Faculty of Law in 1995 with a BA. Between 2004 and 2014, she was the first woman to preside over the Municipal Council of Istanbul, and in 2006 she acted as the Deputy

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, whilst Kadir Topbaş visited London. Yanık is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Women and Democracy, and a member of the Justice and Development Party's Central Decision and Executive Board. In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election, she was elected to the

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in Osmaniye from the Justice and Development Party.

References

Living people 1972 births Members of the 66th government of Turkey Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Turkish women politicians 20th-century Turkish lawyers Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Turkish women MPs Deputies of Osmaniye Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians 20th-century Turkish women lawyers {{Turkey-politician-stub