Süreyya Ağaoğlu

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Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 – 29 December 1989) was a Turkish-Azerbaijani writer, jurist, and the first female lawyer in Turkish history.[1][2]

Early life and education

Ağaoğlu was the daughter of Ahmet Ağaoğlu, a prominent Azerbaijani and later Turkish politician of the early 20th century.[3] After the fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920, the Ağaoğlus moved to Turkey where Süreyya enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University.[4]

Career

After graduation Ağaoğlu worked as a lawyer from 1927 to her death in 1989. In 1928, taking the free lawyer license and became Turkey's first female lawyer.[5] For her initiative, Istanbul Bar Association was elected a member of the International Bar Association. From 1946 to 1960, she was the only female board member of this union.[6] After 1960 Turkish coup d'état she became his brother's lawyer. At that time, he entered politics as a member of the newly formed New Turkey Party and became the party's leader in[7]

At one point she worked as an assistant to Professor Schwartz and Türkan Rado.[8] She is the author of books What I Saw in London (Londra'da Gördüklerim) and One Life Has Passed Just Like This (Bir Hayat Böyle Geçti), where she discussed many legal issues and wrote biographical information about her father.[9][10] She was one of the contributors to the women's magazine Kadın Gazetesi.[11]

Personal life

She married German lawyer Werner Taschenbreker in 1950 and divorced in the 1960s. They had no children.[12]

Family

Her father Ahmet Ağaoğlu was a prominent Azerbaijani and naturalized Turkish politician, publicist and journalist. He was one of the founders of Pan-Turkism.[13] Her sister Tezer Taşkıran was a writer, politician and teacher.[14][15] Her brother Samet Ağaoğlu was a poet and politician.[16]

Death

Süreyya Ağaoğlu died of a cerebral haemorrhage in 1989.

References

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  1. ↑ Ghada Talhami. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press; 19 December 2012. Template:ISBN. p. 355–.
  2. ↑ Fahri Sakal. Ağaoğlu Ahmed Bey. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi; 1999. Template:ISBN. p. 13, 47, 62.
  3. ↑ İbrahim Sarı. Türk Tarihinde Kadın: Türklerde Kadın Baş Tacıydı…. noktaekitap; 1 March 2018. GGKEY:9RDRN2BTDSL. p. 93–.
  4. ↑ Bekir Bakan. Türkiye'deki Kadın Hak İhlalleri. Cinius Yayınları; 1 June 2012. Template:ISBN. p. 148–.
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  7. ↑ Istanbul.Milliyet Gazetesi Arşivi, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, YTP İl Başkanı Oldu, Milliyet Gazetesi, 28 August 1962
  8. ↑ Çi?dem Borchers. Frauenstudium und Hochschulkarrieren in der Türkei: Historische Entwicklungen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute mit vergleichendem Blick auf Deutschland. Waxmann Verlag; 2013. Template:ISBN. p. 331–.
  9. ↑ "Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 - 1989) Türkiye'nin ilk kadın avukatı". Turkce Bilgi, by Yeni Lazilar
  10. ↑ Ufuk Özcan. Ahmet Ağaoğlu ve rol değişikliği: yüzyıl dönümünde batıcı bir aydın. Donkişot Yayınları; 2002. Template:ISBN. p. ?.
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