Post: | First Lady |
Body: | the Republic of Turkey |
Native Name: | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbayanı |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Style: | Madame Erdoğan |
Incumbentsince: | 28 August 2014 |
Formation: | 29 October 1923 |
The first lady of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbayanı) is the wife of the president of Turkey. Twelve women have so far filled this role. Since 2014, the First Lady has been Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Portrait | Name | Term in office | President | Note | ||||
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Term start | Term end | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Latife Uşaki | 29 October 1923 | 5 August 1925 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | ||||
2 | Mevhibe İnönü | 11 November 1938 | 27 May 1950 | İsmet İnönü | ||||
3 | Reşide Bayar | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | Celal Bayar | ||||
4 | Melahat Gürsel | 27 May 1960 | 28 March 1966 | Cemal Gürsel | ||||
5 | Atıfet Sunay | 28 March 1966 | 28 March 1973 | Cevdet Sunay | ||||
6 | Emel Korutürk | 6 April 1973 | 6 April 1980 | Fahri Korutürk | ||||
7 | Sekine Evren | 12 September 1980 | 3 March 1982 | Kenan Evren | ||||
8 | Semra Özal | 9 November 1989 | 17 April 1993 | Turgut Özal | ||||
9 | Nazmiye Demirel | 16 May 1993 | 16 May 2000 | Süleyman Demirel | ||||
10 | Semra Sezer | 16 May 2000 | 28 August 2007 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer | ||||
11 | Hayrünnisa Gül | 28 August 2007 | 28 August 2014 | Abdullah Gül | ||||
12 | Emine Erdoğan | 28 August 2014 | Incumbent | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |