Rafet Angın
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Fatma Rafet Angın (18 March 1915 – 30 January 2010) was the first female high school teacher of Turkey. She was awarded Turkey's Teacher of the Year title in 1981.
Biography
She was born on 18 March 1915. She was born to her mother Halime in Gelibolu, during the
In 1981, she was recognized with the "Teacher of the Year" title as the first recipient of the award. The next year, although she officially retired, she continued teaching and also served as a consultant of the Ministry of National Education. In 2006, she was awarded honorary doctorate degree by Yıldız Technical University.[2]
Rafet Angın later then died on 30 January 2010 in Istanbul.[3]
In popular culture
In the Turkish TV serial Hayat Bilgisi, Angın was characterized as the teacher of the hero.[1]
Legacy
There is a junior high school in Istanbul named after Fatma Refet Angın.[1]