Lale Aytaman
Encyclopedia
Dr. Lale Aytaman was the governor
of Muğla
province
in Turkey
from 1991 to 1995 and the first female governor of Turkey.
. She was an AFS-exchage student in 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona
. She studied German literature
at Istanbul University
, then went to Hamburg
in Germany
, where she continued her studies and earned her Ph.D.
and she became the first female governor of Turkey on 6 July 1991. She is still the only female governor in Turkey. She served as governor of Muğla Province
from 1991 to 1995. She is well known for her engagement for the protection of the environment, cultural heritage
, and promoting tourism
in her region. She helped women for promoting their handicraft
s. The Muğla Handicrafts project was created to preserve the traditional way of cotton and silk weaving
. The University of Mugla, Turolian Park, and Iassos Museum were opened during her governorship.
She was head of the Turkish delegation to the Congress for Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe in 1995 when she was elected as an MP
from the province of Muğla. She was a member of the Motherland Party (ANAP)] and a member of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
and Western European Union
.
She became the first Turkish parliamentarian at the Council of Europe who was elected as President of a Committee. She was president of the Committee for Environment, local and regional authorities. She prepared together with Sir John Hunt
, the "Black Sea Report" at the WEU.
She is an honorary member of the Council of Europe.
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Muğla
Mugla
Muğla is a city in south-western Turkey. It is the center of the district the same name, as well as of Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast. Muğla center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a distance of about from the nearest seacoast in the Gulf of...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
in 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...
from 1991 to 1995 and the first female governor of Turkey.
Education
Lale Aytaman finished St. George's Austrian High School in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. She was an AFS-exchage student in 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. She studied German literature
German literature
German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there...
at Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
, then went to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where she continued her studies and earned her Ph.D.
Career
She was a professor at Boğaziçi UniversityBogaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
and she became the first female governor of Turkey on 6 July 1991. She is still the only female governor in Turkey. She served as governor of Muğla Province
Mugla Province
Muğla Province is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, are on the coast in Muğla....
from 1991 to 1995. She is well known for her engagement for the protection of the environment, cultural heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
, and promoting tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
in her region. She helped women for promoting their handicraft
Handicraft
Handicraft, more precisely expressed as artisanic handicraft, sometimes also called artisanry, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft. Usually the term is applied to traditional means...
s. The Muğla Handicrafts project was created to preserve the traditional way of cotton and silk weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
. The University of Mugla, Turolian Park, and Iassos Museum were opened during her governorship.
She was head of the Turkish delegation to the Congress for Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe in 1995 when she was elected as an MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from the province of Muğla. She was a member of the Motherland Party (ANAP)] and a member of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
and Western European Union
Western European Union
The Western European Union was an international organisation tasked with implementing the Modified Treaty of Brussels , an amended version of the original 1948 Treaty of Brussels...
.
She became the first Turkish parliamentarian at the Council of Europe who was elected as President of a Committee. She was president of the Committee for Environment, local and regional authorities. She prepared together with Sir John Hunt
John Hunt (British politician)
Sir John Leonard Hunt is a retired British Conservative Party politician.Hunt was educated at Dulwich College and became a stockbroker. He served as a councillor on Bromley Borough Council 1953-61, then became an alderman in 1961, joining the new London Borough of Bromley in 1964...
, the "Black Sea Report" at the WEU.
She is an honorary member of the Council of Europe.