| Beran Bertuğ | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Famagusta district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | İsmail Gündost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1938 Famagusta, Cyprus |
| Alma mater | Ege University |
Born on 6 October 1956 in Famagusta, Cyprus, Bertuğ finished the city’s established Gazi Primary School and Famagusta Namık Kemal High School.[1]
Following her secondary education in Cyprus, she pursued her higher education in in Izmir, Turkey where she finished university with a degree in Chemical Engineering.[1]
She started her teaching career in 1981 as a secondary school teacher and continued this until 2009 becoming a Vice Headmistress of Namik Kemal Lise, where taught Chemistry for many years. During her teaching career at NKL, she actively encouraged participation of her school in the “Sister Schools Programme” to foster close links with other secndary education institutions in Cyprus and Turkey.[2]
In April 2009 Bertuğ was appointed as the first female Governor of Famagusta which she continues to date. She also became the first Cypriot woman to hold this role. Bertuğ is married and is a mother of two.[3]