Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
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Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya MP |
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| Minister of Family and Social Policy | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Sema Ramazanoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2015 |
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| Constituency | Istanbul (II) (Nov 2015) |
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Deputy Chairwoman of the Justice and Development Party responsible for foreign affairs |
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Assumed office 25 November 2015 |
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| Leader |
Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
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| Born |
January 31, 1981 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Spouse(s) | İlyas Kaya |
| Alma mater |
Bilkent University (BSci) Istanbul University (MD) |
| Cabinet | 65th |
| Religion | Islam |
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya (Turkish pronunciation: [fatˈma beˈtyɫ saˈjan kaˈja]; born January 31, 1981) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Minister of Family and Social Policies since 24 May 2016. She is the only woman in the 65th Cabinet and the third minister with headscarf in Turkish political history. She has a computer engineering degree as well as a Doctor of Medicine degree. Sayan Kaya is also the vice-chair of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) responsible for foreign affairs.
She is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul second electoral district from the AKP. She was first an AKP candidate in the June 2015 general election but was not successful. She was elected in November 2015.
Fatma Betül Sayan graduated from Bilkent University department of computer engineering with high distinction. She worked as a project engineer in İstanbul. She subsequently was a visiting Research Scholar at New York University where she conducted research into identification of breast cancer using thermal imaging. After returning to Turkey, she attended Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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