Hayrünnisa Gül (; née Özyurt, born 18 August 1965) served as the
first lady of Turkey from 2007 to 2014, as the wife of
Abdullah Gül
Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister of Turkey, Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently s ...
.
First Lady of Turkey
On 7 October 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the
Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...
(PACE) on issues faced by children and women.
Gül has also publicly spoken out against the imposition of the head scarf in Islamic countries upon young females who cannot make judgment for themselves.
After seven years, on 28 August 2014, she left her office as first lady when
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...
became president. Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada."
Personal life
Gül has two sons namely Ahmed Münir and Mehmed Emre and one daughter, Kübra.
Gül was the first hijab-wearing first lady in the history of the Republic of Türkiye since Atatürk's dress code.
Awards and decorations
*2012: Grand Cross of the
Order of the Crown
References
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1964 births
Living people
20th-century Turkish women
First ladies of Turkey
People from Istanbul
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands)
Turkish Sunni Muslims
21st-century Turkish women