Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya
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. Sayan Kaya is the vice-chair of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) responsible for foreign affairs.
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya MP | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Family and Social Policy | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Sema Ramazanoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul (II) (Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Deputy Chairwoman of the Justice and Development Party responsible for foreign affairs | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2015 | |
| Leader | Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1981 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Spouse | İlyas Kaya |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Bilkent University (BSci) Istanbul University (MD) |
| Cabinet | 65th |
She is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul second electoral district from the AKP.
Fatma Betül Sayan graduated from Bilkent University department of computer engineering with high distinction. She completed her MD degree in Cerrahpaşa Medical School of Istanbul University. Between 2009 and 2012, she served as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In 2017 she was involved in a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, during which she was denied from campaigning in the Netherlands for the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum.
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is married and has two children.