Hayrünnisa Gül (pronounced [hajɾyˈnisa ˈɟyl]; née Özyurt, born 18 August 1965) served as the first lady of Turkey from 2007 to 2014,[1] as the wife of Abdullah Gül.
First Lady of Turkey
On 7 October 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on issues faced by children and women.[2]
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.[3]
After seven years, on 28 August 2014, she left her office as first lady when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became president.[4] Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada."[5]
Personal life
Gül has two sons namely Ahmed Münir and Mehmed Emre and one daughter, Kübra.[6] 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
- ^ "T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı : Hayrunnisa Gül". Tccb.gov.tr. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TURKEY - Turkish president backs first lady on headscarf comments". Hurriyetdailynews.com. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Former Turkish first lady urges progress through education - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Outgoing first lady breaks silence on criticism, promises 'intifada'". TodaysZaman. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Hayrünnisa Gül: The next first lady". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
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