Süreyya Ağaoğlu Explained

Süreyya Ağaoğlu
Native Name:Sürəyya Ağaoğlu
Native Name Lang:az
Birth Date:1903
Birth Place:Shusha, Azerbaijan
Death Date:29 December 1989
Death Place:Turkey

Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903  - 29 December 1989) 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 to her death in 1989. In 1928, taking the free lawyer license and became Turkey's first female lawyer.[5] For her initiative, Istanbul Bar Association was elected a member of the International Bar Association. From 1946 to 1960, she was the only female board member of this union.[6] After 1960 Turkish coup d'état she became his brother's lawyer. At that time, he entered politics as a member of the newly formed New Turkey Party and became the party's leader in[7]

At one point she worked as an assistant to Professor Schwartz and Türkan Rado.[8] 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.[9] [10] She was one of the contributors to the women's magazine Kadın Gazetesi.[11]

Personal life

She married German lawyer Werner Taschenbreker in 1950 and divorced in the 1960s. They had no children.[12]

Family

Her father Ahmet Ağaoğlu was a prominent Azerbaijani and naturalized Turkish politician, publicist and journalist. He was one of the founders of Pan-Turkism.[13] Her sister Tezer Taşkıran was a writer, politician and teacher.[14] [15] Her brother Samet Ağaoğlu was a poet and politician.[16]

Death

Süreyya Ağaoğlu died of a cerebral haemorrhage in 1989.

References

Notes and References

  1. Ghada Talhami. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press; 19 December 2012. . p. 355–.
  2. Fahri Sakal. Ağaoğlu Ahmed Bey. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi; 1999. . p. 13, 47, 62.
  3. İbrahim Sarı. Türk Tarihinde Kadın: Türklerde Kadın Baş Tacıydı…. noktaekitap; 1 March 2018. GGKEY:9RDRN2BTDSL. p. 93–.
  4. Bekir Bakan. Türkiye'deki Kadın Hak İhlalleri. Cinius Yayınları; 1 June 2012. . p. 148–.
  5. Web site: Süreyya Ağaoğlu. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119142917/http://www.istanbulbarosu.org.tr/Document.asp?DocumentIndex=%2Ftarihce.htm . 19 November 2016 . 28 November 2010. İstanbul Barosu. 19 March 2021 . tr.
  6. Web site: Süreyya Ağaoğlu . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112418/http://www.ankahukuk.com/index.php/ozel-dosyalar/31-cumhuriyetin-ilk-kadn-avukat/415-suereyya-agaoglu-hatralar.html . 2 April 2015 . 2 April 2015 . www.ankahukuk.com . 19 March 2021 . tr.
  7. Istanbul.Milliyet Gazetesi Arşivi, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, YTP İl Başkanı Oldu, Milliyet Gazetesi, 28 August 1962
  8. Çi?dem Borchers. Frauenstudium und Hochschulkarrieren in der Türkei: Historische Entwicklungen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute mit vergleichendem Blick auf Deutschland. Waxmann Verlag; 2013. . p. 331–.
  9. https://www.turkcebilgi.org/kim-kimdir/s/sureyya-agaoglu-5023.html "Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 - 1989) Türkiye'nin ilk kadın avukatı"
  10. Ufuk Özcan. Ahmet Ağaoğlu ve rol değişikliği: yüzyıl dönümünde batıcı bir aydın. Donkişot Yayınları; 2002. . p. ?.
  11. Encyclopedia: Sezen Karabulut. Kadın Gazetesi. Atatürk Encyclopedia. tr.
  12. Web site: Kadın Rehberi: Süreyya Ağaoğlu sayfası . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617014154/http://www.kadineserleri.org/kadin_rehberi_biyografiler.asp?harf=S&biyografi=1 . 17 June 2016. 2 April 2015 . www.kadineserleri.org .
  13. Book: Khalid, Adeeb . The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia . 1998 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-21356-2 . 112 .
  14. Web site: Tezer Taşkıran . https://archive.today/20210312060608/https://www.biyografya.com/biyografi/22222 . 12 March 2021 . 2012 . www.biyografya.com .
  15. Web site: Tezer Taşkıran . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309070141/http://atxem.az/htdocs/atxemaz/home/atxem.az/az/html/Birlik%20dergisi/Jurnal-birlik-21.pdf . 9 March 2021 . Dilqəm Əhməd Bss. 50-52. Erişim tarihi: 9 Mart 2021. . 2015 . TİME-Print . 30 June 2018.
  16. Web site: YAZIÇI VƏ DÖVLƏT XADİMİ SƏMƏD AĞAOĞLUNUN "HEKAYƏLƏR VƏ MEMUARLAR"I . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309065611/https://azertag.az/xeber/YAZICHI_VA_DOVLAT_XADIMI_SAMAD_AGAOGLUNUN_HEKAYALAR_VA_MEMUARLARI-435122 . 9 March 2021 . 9 March 2021 . 3 March 2009 . azertag.az . 9 March 2021 .

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