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Türkân Akyol is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of State in the government of Prime Minister Turgut Özal from 1983 to 1989. She was the first female minister in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Akyol was born in Istanbul in 1928. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University in 1950. She then worked as a lawyer and was a member of the Istanbul Bar Association. In 1983, Akyol was appointed as the Minister of State in the government of Prime Minister Turgut Özal. She was the first female minister in the history of the Republic of Turkey. During her tenure, she was responsible for the Ministry of State's Women's Affairs Department. Akyol was also a member of the Constitutional Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from 1983 to 1987. She was a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and served as the party's deputy chairperson from 1989 to 1991. Akyol is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Women's International Network (TWIN). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Istanbul Bar Association. As of 2021, Türkân Akyol's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 12 October, 1928
Birthday 12 October
Birthplace Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death (2017-09-07)
Died Place Ankara, Turkey
Nationality Turkey

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2017

Akyol died at a hospital in Ankara on 7 September 2017 at the age of 88. She was buried at the Karşıyaka Cemetery following the religious funeral at Maltepe Mosque. She was mother of two children.

1987

Türkan Akyol entered the parliament as deputy of Izmir Province following the 1987 general election. She returned to her post as lecturer at the end of the legislative term in 1991. In 1992, she was appointed Minister of State responsible for Woman and Family Affairs in the coalition government of Süleyman Demirel. In 1993, she was appointed minister again in the cabinet of Tansu Çiller, Turkey's first woman prime minister.

1980

In 1980, Akyol was elected rector of Ankara University, becoming again a first, this time Turkey's first female rector. She served at this post until 1982 when she quit due to disagreements with the Council of Higher Education. She lectured at the university until 1983 when Erdal İnönü invited her to co-found the Social Democracy Party (SODEP). Akyol served the party's deputy chairman.

1971

On March 25, 1971, she was appointed Minister of Health and Social Security in the cabinet of Nihat Erim, becoming so the first female government minister of Turkey. On December 13 that year, she resigned from her post in the government and returned to the university.

1953

Akyol was educated in Medicine at Ankara University graduating in 1953. She became a physician specialized in pulmonology and pursued an academic career at her alma mater. She became assistant professor in 1965 and full professor in 1970. Between 1959 and 1965, Akyol conducted academic studies in the United States, France and the Netherlands.

1928

Türkân Akyol (October 12, 1928 – September 7, 2017) was a Turkish politician, physician and academic. She was the first Turkish female government minister, and the first female university rector in Turkey.

Türkan Akyol was born on October 12, 1928 in Istanbul. She completed her primary education in various places of Turkey due to her father's profession as a staff officer. She graduated from the Erenköy Girls High School in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1947.

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