Güldal Mumcu

Şükran Güldal Mumcu (born 20 September 1951) is a Turkish politician.

Early life She was born to Süreyya and his spouse Emine Necla in Denizli, Turkey, on 20 September 1951. She graduated from Ankara College and Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University.

Between 1975 and 1979, she served in the State Investment Bank of Turkey. On 19 July 1976, she married Uğur Mumcu, a renowned investigative journalist. The next year, she gave birth to their son Özgür, and in 1981 to their daughter Özge. Uğur Mumcu was assassinated on 24 January 1993. The next year, Güldal Mumcu established a foundation of journalism named after her husband. One of the books the foundation published was her book İçimden Geçen Zaman ("The Time Passes Through Me"), which was about her life after Uğur Mumcu's assassination. After Nermin Neftçi in the 1970s, they became the first women to hold this post. She continued up to 2015. On 1 February 2010, she accused Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who tried to interfere her conduct while managing a session. She said that the executive can not control the Legislature.