Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
| Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya MP | |
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| Minister of Family and Social Policy | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Sema Ramazanoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | İstanbul (II) (Nov 2015) |
| Deputy chairwoman of the Justice and Development Party responsible for foreign affairs | |
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Assumed office 25 November 2015 | |
| Leader |
Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 31, 1981 Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Alma mater |
Bilkent University (BSci) İstanbul University (MD) |
| Cabinet | 65th |
| Religion | Islam |
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya (born 31 January 1981) is a Turkish politician with an electrical engineering degree from Bilkent University as well as a Doctor of Medicine degree from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine. She serves as the Minister of Family and Social Policies as of May 24, 2016. She is the only woman in the 65th Cabinet and the third minister with hijab (head scarf) in Turkish political history.[1]
She is a Member of Parliament for İstanbul second electoral district from Justice and Development Party (AKP). She was first an AKP candidate in the June 2015 general election but was not successful. She was elected in November 2015.
Fatma Betül Sayan graduated from Bilkent University department of computer engineering with high distinction.[2] She worked as a project engineer in İstanbul. Later she went to United States and studied at New York University for a while. After returning to Turkey, she attended İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3]
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is married and has two children. She is sister of Ömer Fatih Sayan who is the head of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya Google'da en çok aranan isim oldu!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bilgisayar Mühendisliği" (in Turkish). Bilkent University. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "26. Dönem Milletvekili Adaylarımız" (in Turkish). Justice and Development Party. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan [ofatihsayan] (7 April 2015). "Fatma Betül S. AK Parti İstanbul 3. Bölge milletvekili adaylığın hayırlı olsun.Rabbim hayırlı hizmetlere vesile kılsın.Tebrikler" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Abla Bakan, kızkardeş Müsteşar Yardımcısı" (in Turkish). Meydan. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sema Ramazanoğlu |
5th Minister of Family and Social Policy 24 May 2016 – present |
Current holder |