Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur
Kadriye Ahmed Hulusi Hacıbulgur (7 November 1905 – 13 August 1988) was a Turkish Cypriot politician. In 1960 she was elected to the Turkish Communal Chamber, becoming the first woman elected to a legislative body in Cyprus.
Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Turkish Communal Chamber | |
| In office 1960–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1905 Famagusta, Cyprus |
| Died | 13 August 1988 (aged 82) |
Biography
Hulusi was born in Famagusta in 1905.[1] She attended Victoria Girls High School and went on to work as a teacher for 37 years,[2] becoming a headteacher.[1] Her pupils included Rauf Denktaş and Osman Örek.[2]
In the 1960 parliamentary elections Hulusi was a Cyprus Turkish National Union candidate for the Turkish Communal Chamber, and was the only woman elected to either Communal Chamber or the House of Representatives.[3] She remained in office until 1970.[1]
She died in August 1988. In 1996 she was featured on stamps of Northern Cyprus celebrating famous European women.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Nazife Uçar (2006) 16 agustos 1960-mart 2006 yillari arasi kibris türkleri̇ni̇ yöneten egi̇ti̇m kökenli̇ yöneti̇ci̇ler İle egi̇ti̇m kökenli̇ olma yan yöneti̇ci̇leri̇n karşilaştirmali anali̇zi̇
- ^ a b Ahmet An (2005) Kıbrıs'ın yetiştirdiği değerler: 1900-1920, p102
- ^ Mart Martin (2000) The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics, p131
- ^ Chypre turque 1996 Phil-Ouest