Sabiha Gökçül Erbay
Ayşe Sabiha Gökçül Erbay | |
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Deputy of Balıkesir | |
In office February 9, 1935 – March 26, 1939 | |
Deputy of Samsun | |
In office August 11, 1941 – July 21, 1946 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ayşe Sabiha 1900 Bergama, Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire |
Died | August 31, 1998 | (aged 97–98)
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
Education | Teaching |
Alma mater | Teacher's College |
Occupation | School teacher, politician |
Known for | One of the first 18 female Turkish members of the parliament, the first female member of the parliament's presidium |
Ayşe Sabiha Gökçül Erbay (1900 – August 31, 1998) was a Turkish school teacher, politician and one of the first 18 female members of the Turkish parliament.
Private life
Ayşe Sabiha was born to Aziz and his spouse Nadire in Bergama, Balıkesir, then Ottoman Empire in 1900. She was educated at the Teacher's College. She then attended the Teacher's Higher College, and graduated in 1919.[1][2]
After the enactment of
School teacher career
On September 19, 1919, her teaching career began with her appointment to the Teacher's School for Girls in
After three years of unemployment, and with the establishment of the
Politician career
According to the
In a report about her electoral district she prepared with other deputies of Balıkesir for the parliament in 1935, it was noted that a teacher was needed to be allocated to
In the 1939 general election held on March 26, she was not able to keep her seat in the parliament as a deputy of Balıkesir. She returned to her profession as a teacher. She served as a teacher of Turkish literature at Erenköy Girls High School in Istanbul between June 1939 and August 1941.[1][2]
In the intermediate general election of 1941, she gained a seat in the 6th Parliament as a deputy of Samsun. She continued with her membership in the 7th Parliament as a deputy of Samsun following the 1943 general election held on February 28.[1][2]
She returned to the teaching career after the 1946 general election held on June 21.[1]
Later years
After leaving politics, Sabiha Gökçül Erbay resumed her profession as school teacher. She served at
Sabiha Gökçül Erbay died on August 31, 1998.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Duroğlu, Sibel (2007). "Türkiye'de İlk Kadın Milletvekilleri – Sabiha Gökçül Erbay" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ TBMM. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- ^ "Tarihe yön veren kadınlar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2018-01-12.