Gülkız Ürbül
Gülkız Ürbül (1901–1990) was a Turkish woman who became the first female muhtar (village chief) in Turkey in 1933. She later on changed her name to Gül Esin Aydın.
Background
Up to 1930, women had no political rights in Turkey. Beginning in 1930, they gained suffrage in local elections by Act no. 1580, dated 3 April 1930.[1] Three years later, by Act no. 2349, dated 26 October 1933, the eligibility for the post of muhtar was also included in suffrage.
Two weeks later, Ürbül was elected the muhtar in Demircidere village of the
Election and service term
In the 1930s, Gülkız Ürbül was one of the few literate village women in Turkey. During the
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After the election, Mehmet Ali Bey, the governor of Çine, said that the district was proud to be the pioneer in having the first female muhtar in Turkey.
Death and legacy
Ürbül spent the last 20 years of her life in the Nazilli district of Aydın Province, where she died on the 18 December 1990. In 2011, the municipality of Aydın erected a bust of Gülkız.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Cumhuriyetin 75.yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1998 p.48
- ^ "Parliament speech by Ertuğrul Kumcuoğlu". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Haberciniz news page (in Turkish)