She worked as a senior engineer at various levels in the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Roles included working as a control engineer for structural calculations, including concrete, at the Sivas Lokomotif and Wagon Factory. Other work included engineering the "T" deck beam supporting the Haydarpaşa overpass at the 71km mark on the Izmir-Manisa road. She calculated the requirements for the 2x45'lik steel truss bridge, the first such edifice in Turkey.[3]
In 1964, Sırmaçek was appointed as a General Technical Consultant in the Directorate. She later served as Deputy General Director of the TCDD.[4]
Between 1970 and 1971, she worked in the State Planning Organisation (DPT) on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, looking at transportation issues in preparation for the Southeast development plan.[3]
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hürriyet, sırmaçek, 1912, january, 1983, turkey, first, female, bridge, engineer, hürriyet, sırmaçelikborn1912damascus, ottoman, empiredied2, january, 1983occupationturkey, first, woman, bridge, engineer, contents, early, life, career, memberships, personal, l. Hurriyet Sirmacek 1912 2 January 1983 was Turkey s first female bridge engineer Hurriyet SirmacelikBorn1912Damascus Ottoman EmpireDied2 January 1983OccupationTurkey s first woman bridge engineer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Memberships 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life editHurriyet Sirmacek was born in Damascus in 1912 when it was part of the Ottoman Empire She graduated from Erenkoy Girls High School in 1929 then attended Istanbul Technical University graduating in 1935 with a specialisation in road and bridge engineering 1 2 Career editShe worked as a senior engineer at various levels in the Turkish State Railways TCDD Roles included working as a control engineer for structural calculations including concrete at the Sivas Lokomotif and Wagon Factory Other work included engineering the T deck beam supporting the Haydarpasa overpass at the 71km mark on the Izmir Manisa road She calculated the requirements for the 2x45 lik steel truss bridge the first such edifice in Turkey 3 In 1964 Sirmacek was appointed as a General Technical Consultant in the Directorate She later served as Deputy General Director of the TCDD 4 Between 1970 and 1971 she worked in the State Planning Organisation DPT on behalf of the Ministry of Transport looking at transportation issues in preparation for the Southeast development plan 3 Sirmacek retired in 1971 3 Memberships editFounder member of Turkiye Kopru ve Insaat Cemiyeti the Turkish Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Turkiye Yuksek Muhendisler Birligi Turkish Engineers Association board member and General Secretary Soroptimist Clubs Association chairman of Turkish branch Head of the Erenkoy Girls High School Alumni Association for 17 years Member of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Chamber of Engineers including a period as president of the organisation 3 Personal life editHurriyet Sirmacek died on 2 January 1983 1 References edit a b Obituaries samsum imo org tr PDF Saglamer G 2009 Women academics in science and technology with special reference to Turkey in Women status in the Mediterranean their rights and sustainable development PDF a b c d Hurriyet Sirmacek Turkiye Muhendislik Haberleri dergisi Aralik 1950 Imo org tr PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 09 27 Retrieved 2021 03 18 Who Is The First Woman Machinist in the History of the Republic RayHaber RaillyNews 2021 01 18 Retrieved 2021 03 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurriyet Sirmacek amp oldid 1177419598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
