Göksel Kalaycıoğlu (born 1936) is a Turkish politician. She served as a deputy from the Motherland Party for two terms in the period between 1983 and 1991.

Biography

Kalaycıoğlu was born in Ankara in 1936. She obtained a degree in education from the

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, U.S.A. Following her graduation she worked as a translator and researcher in Turkey and in other countries, including Germany and the U.S.A. Kalaycıoğlu joined the Motherland Party. In November 1983 general elections she was elected as a deputy from the party representing Ankara. She was also elected in the next

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held in 1987 and served at the Parliament until 1991. Following her retirement Kalaycıoğlu settled in Alaçatı,

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. In 2019 she was named by the Güzelbahçe branch of the Association of Republican Women as the mother of the year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalaycioglu, Goksel 21st-century Turkish women 20th-century Turkish women politicians 1936 births Living people Deputies of Ankara Politicians from Ankara Members of the 17th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 18th Parliament of Turkey Motherland Party (Turkey) politicians Virginia Intermont College alumni