Emine Erdoğan
Emine Erdoğan, born as Emine Gülbaran, (born 16 February 1955 in Üsküdar, Istanbul) is the First Lady of Turkey and the wife of current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They were married on 4 July 1978. She is of Arab descent.
Emine Erdoğan | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2014 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Hayrünnisa Gül |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emine Gülbaran 16 February 1955 (aged 70) Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | |
| Relatives | (sons-in-law) |
| Residence | Presidential Complex (official) |
Her family is originally from Siirt in southeast Turkey.[1] She went to Istanbul Mithatpaşa Vocational Institute for Girls.[2]
Emine Erdoğan Media
Emine Erdoğan meets with Michelle Obama in the Yellow Oval Room, White House, December 2009
Erdoğan together with Mexican First Lady Angélica Rivera in Mexico, February 2015
Erdoğan together with Vietnamese First Lady Nguyệt Thu, Mexican First Lady Angélica Rivera and Argentine First Lady Juliana Awada, July 2017
The Erdoğans with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and his wife in Greece, May 2010
References
- ↑ "Who is Emine Erdogan, Turkey's first lady?". June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ↑ "The First Lady's Biography". Retrieved August 10, 2018.