Ayla Halit Kazım (born 1934) is a Turkish Cypriot former politician. She was the first female member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, serving briefly in the legislature in 1963.
Ayla Halit Kazım | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office October–December 1963 | |
| Constituency | Paphos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 (age 89–90) Larnaca, Cyprus |
Biography edit
Kazım was born in Larnaca in 1934,[1] the daughter of Mehmet Zeki Müderisoğlu from Larnaca and Nezihe Efendi from Limassol.[2][3] She grew up in Limassol,[3] and attended the American Academy in Larnaca.[2] In 1953 she married Shemshedin Halit Kazım and became a farmer.[2][1] The couple settled in Paphos and had four children.[2]
Shemshedin became the Turkish mayor of Paphos, and in 1960 was elected to the House of Representatives.[4] However, he died in a car accident in September 1963.[3] Ayla was chosen to replace him and was elected without a by-election.[3] She took office as the first female member on 25 October.[5] She joined the Independent Turkish Group, but alongside the other 14 Turkish Cypriot members, she withdrew from the House in December.[6] She had only attended two sittings of parliament and never received the salary due to representatives.[2]
Following the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, Kazım moved to what became Northern Cyprus, settling in Güzelyurt. She subsequently became a member of the Community Assembly of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration.[2] In 2006 she won a court case entitling her to compensation from the Cypriot government, which had expropriated land she owned in Mandria.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Kiazim Halit Ayla House of Representatives
- ^ a b c d e f TMT heroes (5) Haber Güneş, 17 June 2019
- ^ a b c d Siyasiler de, seçmen de bireysel düşünüyor Kibris Gazetesi, 19 December 2017
- ^ 'Politics is all fake and based on self-interest' Cyprus Today, 23 December 2017
- ^ Εκλογές 31ης Ιουλίου 1960 House of Representatives
- ^ Ιστορική ανασκόπηση House of Representatives
- ^ Cyprus: Lack of political settlement prevents the displaced from fully enjoying their property rights iDMC