Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya | |
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| Minister of Family and Social Policy | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Sema Ramazanoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul (II) (Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Deputy Chairwoman of the Justice and Development Party responsible for foreign affairs | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2015 | |
| Leader | Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1981 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Spouse | İlyas Kaya |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Bilkent University (BSci) Istanbul University (MD) |
| Cabinet | 65th |
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya (Turkish pronunciation: [fatˈma beˈtyɫ saˈjan kaˈja]; born January 31, 1981) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Minister of Family and Social Policies since 24 May 2016. Sayan Kaya is the vice-chair of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) responsible for foreign affairs.
She is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul second electoral district from the AKP.[1]
Fatma Betül Sayan graduated from Bilkent University department of computer engineering with high distinction.[2] She completed her MD degree in Cerrahpaşa Medical School of Istanbul University. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3] In 2017 she was involved in a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, during which she was denied from campaigning in the Netherlands for the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum.[4]
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is married and has two children.
References
[edit]- ^ "Turkish family affairs minister detained by Dutch authorities: media". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Bilgisayar Mühendisliği" (in Turkish). Bilkent University. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "26. Dönem Milletvekili Adaylarımız" (in Turkish). Justice and Development Party. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Turkse minister van Familiezaken tegengehouden in Rotterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
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