Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Republic of Turkey/ Türkiye Çumhuriyeti (Female suffrage 1934) The territory has had many rulers trough the times, most recently the Ottoman/Osman/Osmanli Empire which lasted until 1923, when the country became the Turkish Republic

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1971 Minister of Health Dr. Türkan Akyol
1992-94 State Minister by the Premier Minister (Women and Family Affairs)

1975 Minister of Culture Hayriye Ayşe Nermin Neftçi
Between 1973-75 Vice-President of The Türkiye Büyük Milliet Medisi (Grand National Assembly).

1987-91 Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Imren Aykut
1991 State Minister by Premier Minister (Government Spokesperson)
1996 State Minister by Premier Minister (Women and Family Affairs)
1997-99 Minister of Environment
Secretary General of The Motherland Party 1995-97. (b. 1940- )

1991-93 State Minister (Chief Economic Coordinator) Tansu Çiller
1993-96 Premier Minister/Basbakan 
1996-97 Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Between 1974-83 Assistant Professor, 1983-90 Professor of Economics at Bosphorus University, 1990-93 Deputy Chairperson, 1993- Chairperson of DYP, The True Path Party. On 1.6.97 Premier Minister Erbakan, leader of the Islamic Party resigned in order to led her become Premier, but President Demirel chose Meshut Yilmaz, who managed to form a government among others because of defections from her party. (b. 1946-)

1995 State Minister ( Women and Family Affairs) Aysel Baykal

1995-96 State Minister (Women and Family Affairs) Isialy Sayğin
1996 Minister of Environment
1996 Minister of Tourism
1996-97 State Minister (Tourism)
1997-99 State Minister (Women and Family Affairs)
(b. 1946- )

1996-97 Minister of Interior Meral Akşener

1996 State Minister (Cyprus Affairs) Ayfer Yilmaz
1996-97 State Minister (Foreign Trade)

2002-05 Minister of Tourism Güldal Akşit
2005 Minister of State of Family and Women's Affairs
She is member of the Islamic party.

2005- Minister of State of Family and Women's Affairs Nimet Çubukçu

Last update 15.10.07