Fatma Salman Kotan Explained
Fatma Salman Kotan (née Salman, born 1970) is a Turkish accountant, politician and Member of Parliament for Ağrı, representing the Justice and Development Party.
Early life and education
Fatma Salman Kotan is the daughter of Sheikh Ahmet Salman.[1] She is a graduate in economics from Atatürk University in Erzurum.[1]
She has said that her mother, Antika Salman, died as a result of having a third daughter, having felt pressurised to try to have a son.[2] [3] Kotan was six at the time of her mother's death.[3]
Kotan was the first woman in her family to be able to study.[4]
Career
Kotan was a financial advisor and worked in the Parliamentary Clerk's Office before her election as member of parliament.[5]
Because of her mother's death, Kotan has been active in trying to prevent violence or emotional abuse against women who do not have sons.[2] [3]
She has set up a brick factory in order to show that women can be involved in industry.[4]
Personal life
Kotan married İdris Kotan in 1995; they have three children.[6] They were divorced in 2012 because of his violence towards her.[6] [7] She appeared in parliament the following day with a bruised face; other women MPs offered her support.[8] [9] She became a role model for women who have violent husbands.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Milletvekili Kotan'ın Boşanma Kararı, Ağrı'da Üzüntüyle Karşılandı . 14 August 2024 . Avrupa Postasi . 4 December 2012 . tr. MP Kotan's Divorce Decision Met with Sadness in Ağrı.
- News: Milletvekili Kotan'ı ağlatan sır! . 14 August 2024 . Habertürk . 3 January 2011 . tr. The secret that made Deputy Kotan cry!.
- News: Oğhan . Şehirban . Cinsiyeti babanın belirlediğini milletvekilleri bile bilmiyor . 14 August 2024 . Hürriyet . 19 June 2010 . tr. Even the deputies do not know that the father determines the gender.
- News: Kadın vekilin ağlatan dramı . 14 August 2024 . Yeni Şafak . 4 September 2007 . tr. The crying drama of the female deputy.
- Web site: Senate Resolution 11: A Resolution Welcoming and Recognizing Visiting Members of the Grand National Assembly Of Turkey . Mississippi Legislature . 14 August 2024 . 2011.
- News: AK Partili Kotan boşandı . 14 August 2024 . Türkiye . 6 December 2012 . tr. AK Party's Kotan divorced.
- News: Şiddet mağduru vekil Meclis'te . 14 August 2024 . Bursa Hakimiyet . 6 December 2012 . tr. A member of parliament who was a victim of violence.
- News: Makyaj yaptı ama... . 6 December 2012. 14 August 2024 . Bursada Bugün . tr. She wore makeup, but....
- News: Eine Galionsfigur gegen die Gewalt an Frauen . 14 August 2024 . Der Bund . 11 December 2012 . de. A figurehead against violence against women.
