Şafak Pavey
Şafak Pavey | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 9 July 2015 – 1 November 2015 | |
| Speaker | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Serving with | Naci Bostancı Koray Aydın Yurdusev Özsökmenler |
| Preceded by | Güldal Mumcu |
| Succeeded by | Akif Hamzaçebi |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 12 June 2011 – 25 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | İstanbul (I) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1976 Ankara, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Spouse |
Paul Pavey (m. 1995–1997) |
| Alma mater | University of Westminster, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Diplomat, columnist and politician |
| Website | www |
Şafak Pavey (born 10 July 1976) is a Turkish diplomat, columnist and politician. She was a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) representing Istanbul Province. She is the first disabled woman ever elected to the Turkish parliament, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In 1996, before she turned 20, her left arm and left leg were amputated after a train accident in Switzerland.
In 2012, Pavey was honored by the United States Department of State with the International Women of Courage Award. She announced her resignation as a member of parliament on 15 September 2017, citing health reasons. The resignation took effect on 25 October 2017.