Hayrünnisa Gül
First Lady of Turkey from 2007 to 2014
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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.
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Hayrünnisa Gül | |
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Gül in 2013 | |
| First Lady of Turkey | |
| In role 28 August 2007 – 28 August 2014 | |
| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Semra Sezer |
| Succeeded by | Emine Erdoğan |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In role 18 November 2002 – 14 March 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Rahşan Ecevit |
| Succeeded by | Emine Erdoğan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hayrünnisa Özyurt 18 August 1965 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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
