Süreyya Ağaoğlu

Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903, Shusha, Azerbaijan – 29 December 1989, Istanbul) was a Turkish-Azerbaijani writer, jurist, and the first female lawyer in Turkish history.[1][2]

Early life and education

Ağaoğlu was the daughter of Ahmet Ağaoğlu, a prominent Azerbaijani and later Turkish politician of the early 20th century.[3] After the fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920, the Ağaoğlus moved to Turkey where Süreyya enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University.[4]

Career

After graduation Ağaoğlu worked as a lawyer from 1927 to her death in 1989. In 1928, taking the free lawyer license and became Turkey's first female lawyer.[5] For her initiative, Istanbul Bar Association was elected a member of the International Bar Association. From 1946 to 1960, she was the only female board member of this union.[6] After 1960 Turkish coup d'état she became his brother's lawyer. At that time, he entered politics as a member of the newly formed New Turkey Party and became the party's leader in[7]

At one point she worked as an assistant to Professor Schwartz and Türkan Rado.[8] She is the author of books What I Saw in London (Londra'da Gördüklerim) and One Life Has Passed Just Like This (Bir Hayat Böyle Geçti), where she discussed many legal issues and wrote biographical information about her father.[9][10] She was one of the contributors to the women's magazine Kadın Gazetesi.[11]

Personal life

She married German lawyer Werner Taschenbreker in 1950 and divorced in the 1960s. They had no children.[12]

Family

Her father Ahmet Ağaoğlu was a prominent Azerbaijani and naturalized Turkish politician, publicist and journalist. He was one of the founders of Pan-Turkism.[13] Her sister Tezer Taşkıran was a writer, politician and teacher.[14][15] Her brother Samet Ağaoğlu was a poet and politician.[16]

Death

Süreyya Ağaoğlu died of a cerebral haemorrhage in 1989.

References
  1. Ghada Talhami. Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Scarecrow Press; 19 December 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-7086-4. p. 355–.
  2. Fahri Sakal. Ağaoğlu Ahmed Bey. Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi; 1999. ISBN 978-975-16-1112-3. p. 13, 47, 62.
  3. İbrahim Sarı. Türk Tarihinde Kadın: Türklerde Kadın Baş Tacıydı…. noktaekitap; 1 March 2018. GGKEY:9RDRN2BTDSL. p. 93–.
  4. Bekir Bakan. Türkiye'deki Kadın Hak İhlalleri. Cinius Yayınları; 1 June 2012. ISBN 978-605-127-468-3. p. 148–.
  5. "Süreyya Ağaoğlu" (in Turkish). İstanbul Barosu. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. "Süreyya Ağaoğlu" (in Turkish). www.ankahukuk.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. Istanbul.Milliyet Gazetesi Arşivi, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, YTP İl Başkanı Oldu, Milliyet Gazetesi, 28 August 1962
  8. Çi?dem Borchers. Frauenstudium und Hochschulkarrieren in der Türkei: Historische Entwicklungen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute mit vergleichendem Blick auf Deutschland. Waxmann Verlag; 2013. ISBN 978-3-8309-7952-4. p. 331–.
  9. "Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903 - 1989) Türkiye'nin ilk kadın avukatı". Turkce Bilgi, by Yeni Lazilar
  10. Ufuk Özcan. Ahmet Ağaoğlu ve rol değişikliği: yüzyıl dönümünde batıcı bir aydın. Donkişot Yayınları; 2002. ISBN 978-975-8627-64-6. p. ?.
  11. Sezen Karabulut. "Kadın Gazetesi". Atatürk Encyclopedia (in Turkish).
  12. "Kadın Rehberi: Süreyya Ağaoğlu sayfası". www.kadineserleri.org. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016.
  13. Khalid, Adeeb (1998). The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia. University of California Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-520-21356-2.
  14. "Tezer Taşkıran". www.biyografya.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021.
  15. Dilqəm Əhməd Bss. 50-52. Erişim tarihi: 9 Mart 2021. (2015). "Tezer Taşkıran" (PDF). TİME-Print. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  16. 9 March 2021 (3 March 2009). "YAZIÇI VƏ DÖVLƏT XADİMİ SƏMƏD AĞAOĞLUNUN "HEKAYƏLƏR VƏ MEMUARLAR"I". azertag.az. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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