Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan | |
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| First Lady of Turkey | |
| Assumed role 28 August 2014 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Hayrünnisa Gül |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emine Gülbaran 21 February 1955 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Residence | Presidential Complex (official) |
Emine Erdoğan (born Emine Gülbaran; 21 February 1955) is the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the First Lady of Turkey.
Biography
Emine Erdoğan was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul. She is of [Kurdish]] and Arab[1][2] descent, and the youngest child of a family of five children. Her family comes from the south-eastern province of Siirt.[3] She attended Mithat Paşa Akşam Art School, but left before graduation.
Erdoğan joined the "Idealist Women's Association". During these activities she met Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a conference. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emine Gülbaran married on 4 February 1978. The couple has four children: Ahmet Burak, Necmettin Bilal, Esra,[4] and Sümeyye, who married defense industrialist engineer Selçuk Bayraktar in May 2016.[5]
Political life
On 7 December 2010, Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani conferred the Pakistani Nishan-e-Pakistan on Emine Erdoğan, in recognition of her efforts for the flood-stricken people of Pakistan. In October 2010, Erdoğan visited Pakistan and the flood hit areas to witness the devastation caused by the floods and contributed significantly in the fund-raising campaign to help the country's flood victims.[6]
On 16 February 2011, Emine Erdoğan was presented with the "Prix de la Fondation" by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Brussels.[7]
First Lady Erdoğan has played an active role in opposing child marriage, stating clearly that "Forced child marriage is clearly unacceptable under any conditions".[8]
References
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-22-fg-firstlady22-story.html
- ^ https://balkanist.net/turkeys-first-lady-speaks-mrs-erdogan-and-political-women-in-history/
- ^ Mrs Erdogan's many friends", The Economist, 12 August 2004
- ^ "Emine Erdoğan". Biyografi (in Turkish). 15 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Thousands expected to attend wedding of Erdoğan's daughter". Tehran Times. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "PM confers Hilal-e-Pakistan award on Emine Erdogan". Associated Press of Pakistan. 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Turkish PM's wife presented with women's award". Anatolian Agency. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ cumhurbaskanligi@tccb.gov.tr. "Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey : First Lady: "Forced child marriage is unacceptable under any conditions"". www.tccb.gov.tr.
External links
Media related to Emine Erdoğan at Wikimedia Commons
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