Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya (Turkish pronunciation: [fatˈma beˈtyɫ saˈjan kaˈja]; born January 31, 1981) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Minister of Family and Social Policies since 24 May 2016. Sayan Kaya is the vice-chair of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) responsible for foreign affairs.

She is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul second electoral district from the AKP.[1]

Fatma Betül Sayan graduated from Bilkent University department of computer engineering with high distinction.[2] She completed her MD degree in Cerrahpaşa Medical School of Istanbul University. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3] In 2017 she was involved in a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, during which she was denied from campaigning in the Netherlands for the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum.[4]

Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is married and has two children.

References

  1. ^ "Turkish family affairs minister detained by Dutch authorities: media". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21.
  2. ^ "Bilgisayar Mühendisliği" (in Turkish). Bilkent University. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "26. Dönem Milletvekili Adaylarımız" (in Turkish). Justice and Development Party. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Turkse minister van Familiezaken tegengehouden in Rotterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Family and Social Policy
24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018
Succeeded by


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