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First Lady of the Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbayanı
since 28 August 2014
StyleMadame Erdoğan
ResidencePresidential Complex
Inaugural holderLatife Uşaki
Formation29 October 1923

The first lady of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbayanı) is the wife of the president of Turkey.[1] Twelve women have so far filled this role. Since 2014, the First Lady has been Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth-Death) 		Term in office President Note
Term start Term end Time in office
1 Latife Uşaki
(1898–1975) 		29 October 1923 5 August 1925 1 year, 280 days Mustafa Kemal Atatürk [a]
2 Mevhibe İnönü
(1897–1992) 		11 November 1938 27 May 1950 11 years, 197 days İsmet İnönü
3 Reşide Bayar
(1886–1962) 		22 May 1950 27 May 1960 10 years, 5 days Celal Bayar
4 Melahat Gürsel
(1899–1974) 		27 May 1960 28 March 1966 5 years, 305 days Cemal Gürsel
5 Atıfet Sunay
(1904–2002) 		28 March 1966 28 March 1973 7 years, 0 days Cevdet Sunay
6 Emel Korutürk
(1915–2013) 		6 April 1973 6 April 1980 7 years, 0 days Fahri Korutürk
7 Sekine Evren
(1922–1982) 		12 September 1980 3 March 1982 1 year, 172 days Kenan Evren [b]
8 Semra Özal
(born 1934) 		9 November 1989 17 April 1993 3 years, 159 days Turgut Özal
9 Nazmiye Demirel
(1927–2013) 		16 May 1993 16 May 2000 7 years, 0 days Süleyman Demirel
10 Semra Sezer
(born 1944) 		16 May 2000 28 August 2007 7 years, 104 days Ahmet Necdet Sezer
11 Hayrünnisa Gül
(born 1964) 		28 August 2007 28 August 2014 7 years, 0 days Abdullah Gül
12 Emine Erdoğan
(born 1956) 		28 August 2014 Incumbent
 11 years, 101 days Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Her husband divorced her during his second year as president.
  2. ^ She refused to fulfill her role of First Lady because she did not recognize the coup in which her husband seized power and died during the second year of his presidency.

References

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  1. ^ "Birinci hanım kim olacak". 9 April 2007.