Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur | |
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Member of the Turkish Communal Chamber | |
In office 1960–1970 | |
Constituency | Nicosia |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 November 1905 Famagusta, Cyprus |
Died | 13 August 1988 | (aged 82)
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, jointly becoming the first woman elected to a legislative body in Cyprus alongside Constantia Varda, who had been elected to the Greek Communal Chamber.
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 in Nicosia, and was elected. [3] [4] 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. [5]
Kadriye Hulusi Hacıbulgur | |
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Member of the Turkish Communal Chamber | |
In office 1960–1970 | |
Constituency | Nicosia |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 November 1905 Famagusta, Cyprus |
Died | 13 August 1988 | (aged 82)
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, jointly becoming the first woman elected to a legislative body in Cyprus alongside Constantia Varda, who had been elected to the Greek Communal Chamber.
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 in Nicosia, and was elected. [3] [4] 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. [5]