Prof. Dr. Aysel Çelikel |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
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Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit |
Preceded by | Hikmet Sami Türk |
Succeeded by | Cemil Çiçek |
Chairwoman of Association for the Support of Contemporary Living | |
Assumed office 26 May 2009 |
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Preceded by | Türkân Saylan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1933 (age 83–84) İstanbul, Turkey |
Political party | Independent |
Residence | Rumelihisarı, Sarıyer, İstanbul |
Education | Law |
Alma mater |
İstanbul University (BA, PhD) Columbia University (LLM) |
Occupation | Academic, legal scholar and author |
Profession | Private international law |
Cabinet | 57th |
Aysel Çelikel (born 1933) is a Turkish academic, legal scholar and author who served as the first Minister of Justice of Turkey at 57th Cabinet. She was neither a Member of Parliament nor in political affiliation. She appointed as independent minister by PM Bülent Ecevit in accordance to Article 114 of the Constitution three months before the 1999 general election.
Aysel Çelikel is currently the Chairwoman of the Association for the Support of Contemporary Living (Turkish: Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği, ÇYDD).