Beran Bertuğ
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Born on 6 October 1956 in Famagusta
, Cyprus
, Bertuğ finished the city’s established Gazi Primary School and Namik Kemal Lisesi (high school).
Following her secondary education in Cyprus, she pursued her higher education in in Izmir
, Turkey
where she finished university with a degree in Chemical Engineering.
She started her teaching career in 1981 as a secondary school teacher and continued this until 2009 becoming a Vice Headmistress of Namik Kemal Lise, where taught Chemistry
for many years. During her teaching career at NKL, she actively encouraged participation of her school in the “Sister Schools Programme” to foster close links with other secndary education institutions in Cyprus and Turkey.
In April 2009 Bertuğ was appointed as the first female Governor
of Famagusta which she continues to date. She also became the first Cypriot
woman to hold this role. Bertuğ is married and is a mother of two.
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Bertuğ finished the city’s established Gazi Primary School and Namik Kemal Lisesi (high school).
Following her secondary education in Cyprus, she pursued her higher education in in Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
where she finished university with a degree in Chemical Engineering.
She started her teaching career in 1981 as a secondary school teacher and continued this until 2009 becoming a Vice Headmistress of Namik Kemal Lise, where taught Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
for many years. During her teaching career at NKL, she actively encouraged participation of her school in the “Sister Schools Programme” to foster close links with other secndary education institutions in Cyprus and Turkey.
In April 2009 Bertuğ was appointed as the first female Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Famagusta which she continues to date. She also became the first Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
woman to hold this role. Bertuğ is married and is a mother of two.