Selma Aliye Kavaf

Selma Aliye Kavaf


Minister of State (Responsible for Women and Family Affairs)
In office 1 May 2009 – 6 June 2011
Preceded by	Nimet Çubukçu
Succeeded by	Office abolished
President of the Women's Branch of the Justice and Development Party
In office 2002 – 1 May 2009
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Fatma Şahin
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-01) 1 July 1962 Denizli, Turkey
Political party	Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Alma mater	Ankara University
Religion	Islam

Selma Aliye Kavaf (born 1 July 1962) is a Turkish politician. She is the former Minister of State Responsible for Women and Family Affairs, and a member of parliament for Denizli of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Early life and career

Kavaf has graduated from the Turcology department of Ankara University Language, History and Geography Faculty. She has worked as a teacher both in public and private schools for seven years.

Political career

Kavaf has joined the politics in 2002 after the foundation of Justice and Development Party. After the elections, Kavaf was promoted as the Founder General Presidency of Women's Branch of the Justice and Development Party. It is first women organization of a Turkish political party in institutional sense.

In the elections of 2007, Kavaf was elected as a member of parliament. She is the first female MP from Denizli. On 1 May 2009, she was appointed as State Minister Responsible for Women and Family in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. She has stated that she opposes homosexuality, in her own words: "I believe homosexuality is a biological disorder, a disease. It needs to be treated."^[1] Her remarks sparked controversy and were protested by anti-homophobia activists^[2] in Turkey.^[3]

External links

(Turkish) Selma Aliye Kavaf – Official Website
(Turkish) Biography of Selma Aliye Kavaf at AK Party

References

↑ 'Homosexuality is a disease' says Turkish minister, " Hürriyet, March 7, 2010.
↑ Turkish activists want minister tried for derogatory comments on gays, " Deutsche Welle, 16 March 2010.
↑ "Activists protest Turkish minister's remarks about gays," Hürriyet, 15 April 2010.

Political offices
New title Office established	President of the Women's Branch of the Justice and Development Party 2002 – 1 May 2009	Succeeded by Fatma Şahin
Preceded by Nimet Çubukçu	Minister of State (Responsible for Women and Family Affairs) 1 May 2009 – 6 June 2011	Succeeded by Fatma Şahin as Minister of Family and Social Policy

Erdoğan Cabinet II (2007–2011)

Cemil Çiçek^D Hayati Yazıcı^D Bülent Arınç^DC Nazım Ekren^D Ali Babacan^DC Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Mehmet Aydın^S Kürşad Tüzmen^S Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan^SC Nimet Çubukçu^S Selma Aliye Kavaf^SC Cevdet Yılmaz^S Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu^S Faruk Çelik^SC Murat Başesgioğlu^S Faruk Nafız Özak^SC Egemen Bağış^SC Hayati Yazıcı^S Mehmet Ali Şahin Sadullah Ergin^C Sadullah Ergin Mehmet Vecdi Gönül Beşir Atalay Ali Babacan Ahmet Davutoğlu^C Kemal Unakıtan Mehmet Şimşek^C Hüseyin Çelik Nimet Çubukçu^C Faruk Nafız Özak Mustafa Demir^C Recep Akdağ Binali Yıldırım Mehmet Mehdi Eker Faruk Çelik Ömer Dinçer^C Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan Nihat Ergün^C Mehmet Hilmi Güler Taner Yıldız^C Ertuğrul Günay Veysel Eroğlu

D: Deputy Prime Minister; Bold: Prime Minister of Turkey; S: State Minister; C: served from 2009

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