Ayşe Şekibe İnsel

Ayşe Şekibe İnsel (1886 – March 29, 1970) was a Turkish farmer, politician and one of the first 18 female members of the parliament.

Ayşe Şekibe İnsel
Fatma Şekibe İnsel (1935)
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office February 8, 1935 – April 3, 1939
Personal details
Born	Fatma Şekibe 1886 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	March 29, 1970 (aged 83–84)
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater	Deutsche Schule Istanbul
Occupation	Farmer

Private life

Ayşe Şekibe was born to Dr. Şekip Bey and his spouse Fatma Hanım in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire in 1886. She spent her youth years in Istanbul. She attended Istanbul Vocational School for Girls and the Deutsche Schule Istanbul.[1]

In 1905, she married to Mehmet Kemalettin Bey, and became mother of a son.[1] She had knowledge of German language because of her secondary education and her stay awhile in Germany due to her son's school. She settled in İsaören village of İnegöl district in Bursa Province, where she was occupied with farming.[1]

Ayşe Şekibe İnsel died on March 29, 1970.[1]

Politics

Following the women's suffrage law in 1934, Turkish women were granted the right to vote and be elected into the parliament.[2][3] She entered politics and was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) for the 1935 general election held on February 8. She won a seat in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.[2] She became so a deputy among the 18 female politicians, who entered the parliament for the first time in its history. She served in the 5th parliament as a deputy of Bursa electoral district. She was a member of the "Parliamentary Committee for Agriculture", and focused her works in policies of agriculture and farming as she had over twenty years of experience among farmers. In a report she submitted in 1935, she emphasized the historical importance of İznik, Bursa (historically Nicaea) for tourism. She served in the parliament until April 3, 1939.[1]

References

1. Duroğlu, Sibel (2007). Türkiye'de İlk Kadın Milletvekilleri (PDF) (Master's thesis). Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü. pp. 77–79. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
2. Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries, Duke University Press, p337
3. "This Day in World History: February 6, 1935 – Turkey Holds First Election That Allows Women to Vote". OUP Blog. Retrieved 2017-10-31.