Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı

Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı (born 1979 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish bureaucrat, academic, and writer.[1][2] She is the first Governor wearing a headscarf in Turkish history.[3]

Biography

Kübra was born in 1979 in Ankara and studied at Department of Communication, Department of Radio, Television and Film, at Ankara University.[4]

She completed her master's degree at Istanbul Commerce University, Department of Psychology, with her book on "The Impact of Father's Deprivation on Children".[5][6]

Since August 5, 2021, she has held the position of Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Turkey.[7] On May 12, 2022, she was appointed governor of Afyonkarahisar by decree published in the Official Gazette.[8]

References

1. "Türkiye'nin ilk başörtülü valisi Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı oldu, tarihe geçti". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
2. "Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı". scholar.google.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
3. Sabah, Daily (2022-05-12). "Deputy minister becomes 1st Turkish governor with headscarf". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
4. "Afyonkarahisar valisi Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı kimdir?". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
5. Gazetesi, Dünya (2022-12-05). "Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı kimdir?". Dunya Newspaper (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
6. "Çocuk Yayınları ve Dışa Açılım". www.kitapyurdu.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
7. Bakanlığı, T. C. Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler; Müdürlüğü, Bilgi Teknolojileri Genel. "Bakan Yardimcisi Kübra Güran Yigitbasi". www.aile.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.
8. Şafak, Yeni (2022-05-12). "Afyonkarahisar Valisi kim oldu? Yeni atanan Vali Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşındadır?". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-05-12.