Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu

Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu (née Özdağ; born 5 May 1952)[4] is the wife of former CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[5]

Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu
Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu in March 2023
Born
Selvi Özdağ[1]

(1952-05-05) 5 May 1952 (age 72)
Political partyRepublican People's Party (2002–)
Spouse
(m. 1974)
[3]
Children3

Private life

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After meeting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, her cousin whom she had never seen until high school, she got married in 1974.[6] Due to her marriage, she dropped out of Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, School of Press and Broadcasting. [7] She had three children from this marriage.[7] One of their children died at the age of three months.[8] She stated that her husband Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was not in favor of her entering politics, but she respected him for doing what he loved.[9] While herself being a member of CHP since 2002, she has said in interviews that she is not in favour of entering active politics.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kılıçdaroğlu ailesini sarsan ölüm". Hürriyet. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Kılıçdaroğlu'nun kayınvalidesi toprağa verildi". Anadolu Agency. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "İşte 'Gandi Kemal'in yaşam hikayesi". Hürriyet. 24 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ @Skilicdaroglu (5 May 2023). "Ömrünü devlete ve siyasete vermiş biriyle hayatı paylaşmak zordur, hep özlersiniz, çocuklarınız özler. Bugün benim doğum günüm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu kimdir?". 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Haber, Internet (19 February 2009). "İşte Kemal Kılıçdaroğlunun eşi". İnternetHABER (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Selvi Kılıçdaroğlu: Yemeğe gelmeyeceğini söylemezse çok kızıyorum". 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ Ensonhaber (9 March 2011). "Kılıçdaroğlu çiftinin en büyük acısı". Ensonhaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Kılıçdaroğlu'nun eşi ilk kez konuştu | Politika". 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Eşimle farklı partilere oy verdiğimiz oldu..." Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2023.