Gönül Başaran Erönen

Gönül Başaran Erönen (born 1953 in London, United Kingdom) has been the first female district judge in Cyprus, in 1980, and the first female justice of the Northern Cyprus Supreme Court in 1994.

Biography A London native, Erönen was born in 1953. Her mother and father, Sema and Orhan Başaran, were Turkish Cypriots who emigrated to the London in 1950; they had five children, of which Erönen was the only daughter. Inspired by watching her father working as a translator at the Old Bailey, Erönen decided at the age of seven to pursue a career in law.

Awards 1999- "Most Successful Woman in the Legal field" 2000- "Daughters of Ataturk Turco-North Cyprus Woman Achievement Award"

Notable cases involving Erönen Varnava and Others v. Turkey ECHR