Süreyya Ağaoğlu

Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903, Shusha – 29 December 1989, Istanbul) was a Turkish-Azerbaijani writer, jurist, and the first female lawyer in Turkish history.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Ağaoğlu was the daughter of Ahmet Ağaoğlu, a prominent Azerbaijani and later Turkish politician of the early 20th century.^[3] After the fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920, the Ağaoğlus moved to Turkey where Süreyya enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University.^[4]

Career

After graduation Ağaoğlu worked as a lawyer from 1927 till her death in 1989. At one point she worked as an assistant to Professor Schwartz, Turkan Rado.^[5] She is the author of books What I Saw in London (Londra'da Gördüklerim) and One Life Has Passed Just Like This (Bir Hayat Böyle Geçti), where she discussed many legal issues and wrote biographical information about her father.^[6]^[7]

Death

Süreyya Ağaoğlu died of a stroke in 1989.

References

^ Ghada Talhami. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press; 19 December 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-7086-4. p. 355–.
^ Fahri Sakal. Ağaoğlu Ahmed Bey. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi; 1999. ISBN 978-975-16-1112-3. p. 13, 47, 62.
^ İbrahim Sarı. Türk Tarihinde Kadın: Türklerde Kadın Baş Tacıydı…. noktaekitap; 1 March 2018. GGKEY:9RDRN2BTDSL. p. 93–.
^ Bekir Bakan. Türkiye'deki Kadın Hak İhlalleri. Cinius Yayınları; 1 June 2012. ISBN 978-605-127-468-3. p. 148–.
^ Çi?dem Borchers. Frauenstudium und Hochschulkarrieren in der Türkei: Historische Entwicklungen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute mit vergleichendem Blick auf Deutschland. Waxmann Verlag; 2013. ISBN 978-3-8309-7952-4. p. 331–.
^ "Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 - 1989) Türkiye'nin ilk kadın avukatı". Turkce Bilgi, by Yeni Lazilar
^ Ufuk Özcan. Ahmet Ağaoğlu ve rol değişikliği: yüzyıl dönümünde batıcı bir aydın. Donkişot Yayınları; 2002. ISBN 978-975-8627-64-6. p. ?.

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[Talhami2012-1] Ghada Talhami. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press; 19 December 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-7086-4. p. 355–.

[Sakal1999-2] Fahri Sakal. Ağaoğlu Ahmed Bey. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi; 1999. ISBN 978-975-16-1112-3. p. 13, 47, 62.

[Sarı2018-3] İbrahim Sarı. Türk Tarihinde Kadın: Türklerde Kadın Baş Tacıydı…. noktaekitap; 1 March 2018. GGKEY:9RDRN2BTDSL. p. 93–.

[Bakan2012-4] Bekir Bakan. Türkiye'deki Kadın Hak İhlalleri. Cinius Yayınları; 1 June 2012. ISBN 978-605-127-468-3. p. 148–.

[Borchers2013-5] Çi?dem Borchers. Frauenstudium und Hochschulkarrieren in der Türkei: Historische Entwicklungen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute mit vergleichendem Blick auf Deutschland. Waxmann Verlag; 2013. ISBN 978-3-8309-7952-4. p. 331–.

[6] "Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 - 1989) Türkiye'nin ilk kadın avukatı". Turkce Bilgi, by Yeni Lazilar

[Özcan2002-7] Ufuk Özcan. Ahmet Ağaoğlu ve rol değişikliği: yüzyıl dönümünde batıcı bir aydın. Donkişot Yayınları; 2002. ISBN 978-975-8627-64-6. p. ?.

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