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
Also
see Turkey Heads
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