Ayşegül Baybars Kadri (born 1981[1]) is a Turkish-Cypriot politician, who served as Interior Minister for Northern Cyprus between 2018 and 2020.[2]

Ayşegül Baybars
Ayşegül Baybars (2018)
Interior Minister of TRNC
In office
2 February 2018 – 10 December 2020
Appointed byMustafa Akıncı
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party (former member)
Personal details
Born (1981-11-16) 16 November 1981 (age 42)
Gazimağusa
EducationMarmara University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Career

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In 2002 Baybars graduated with a degree in Law from Marmara University. She subsequently studied for a MA in European Law at the same institution.[3] The lawyer was a founding member in 2016 of the Halkın Partisi (People's Party) established. Baybars was appointed Interior Minister on 2 February 2018.[4][5][6] She has been the youngest member of the Northern Cyprus coalition government.[1] She resigned from the People's Party in 2022, alongside Jale Refik Rogers and 64 other party members.[7]

Personal life

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Baybars is married and has one child.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "En genç Bakan Ayşegül Baybars". Halkın Sesi (in Turkish). 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. ^ "Ayşegül Baybars görevi devretti". Haber Kıbrıs. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "İşte yeni kabine - KKTC - Demokrat Bakış Gazetesi". 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ "KKTC'de hükümet kuruldu". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ Agency, Anadolu (2018-02-02). "Turkish Cypriot President Akıncı approves TRNC's new 4-party coalition". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. ^ "Baybars: 'Nüfus artış hızı yüzde 1 buçuk ve bu oran AB ortalamasının üzerinde!'". KIBRIS POSTASI (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  7. ^ "Ayşegül Baybars ve Jale Refik Rogers ile birlikte HP'den toplu istifa!". KIBRIS POSTASI (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-02-18.