About Derya Yanık
Born 1972. Derya Yanık is a Turkish lawyer and politician.
Derya Yanık (born 30 May 1972) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. She served as the Turkish Minister of Family and Social Services from 2021 to 2023.
Career She graduated from Istanbul University in the Faculty of Law in 1995 with a BA. Between 2004 and 2014, she was the first woman to preside over the Municipal Council of Istanbul, and in 2006 she acted as the Deputy Mayor of Istanbul while Kadir Topbaş visited London.
Yanık is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Women and Democracy, and a member of the Justice and Development Party's Central Decision and Executive Board.
In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election, she was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Osmaniye from the Justice and Development Party.
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Who is Derya Yanık?
Turkish attorney and statesperson (born 1972)
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Derya Yanık was born in 1972 in Kadirli.
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Derya Yanık is a lawyer and politician.
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Derya Yanık is Turkish.
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