Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya

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Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
MP
Minister of Family and Social Policy
Assumed office
24 May 2016
Prime MinisterBinali Yıldırım
Preceded bySema Ramazanoğlu
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
1 November 2015
ConstituencyIstanbul (II) (Nov 2015)
Deputy chairwoman of the Justice and Development Party
responsible for foreign affairs
Assumed office
25 November 2015
LeaderAhmet Davutoğlu
Binali Yıldırım
Preceded byMevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Personal details
Born (1981-01-31) January 31, 1981 (age 43)
Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP)
Spouseİlyas Kaya
Alma materBilkent University (BSci)
İstanbul University (MD)
Cabinet65th

Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya (born January 31, 1981) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Minister of Family and Social Policies and Deputy Prime Minister since 24 May 2016. She is the only woman in the 65th Cabinet and the third minister with headscarf in Turkish political history.[1] She has an computer engineering degree as well as a Doctor of Medicine degree.

She is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul 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.[failed verification] After returning to Turkey, she attended Istanbul 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

  1. ^ "Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya Google'da en çok aranan isim oldu!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Bilgisayar Mühendisliği" (in Turkish). Bilkent University. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "26. Dönem Milletvekili Adaylarımız" (in Turkish). Justice and Development Party. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan [@ofatihsayan] (April 7, 2015). "Fatma Betül S. AK Parti İstanbul 3. Bölge milletvekili adaylığın hayırlı olsun.Rabbim hayırlı hizmetlere vesile kılsın.Tebrikler" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Abla Bakan, kızkardeş Müsteşar Yardımcısı" (in Turkish). Meydan. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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Preceded by 5th Minister of Family and Social Policy
24 May 2016 – present 		Current holder



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