Melahat Senger-Ruacan, who lived from 1906 to 1974, was a Turkish judge born in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire, recognized as the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world. She graduated from Ankara University's Law School in 1929 as its first female graduate with high honors, and in 1945 was appointed the first female member of the Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals. Over her career she handled major cases and advocated for women's rights while supporting Kemalist ideology; during the politically turbulent Democrat Party administration of 1950 to 1960 she was forced into retirement but successfully challenged the decision in court and was reinstated in 1963 with full honors and back pay. She died of a heart attack in Ankara in 1974.
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RoleFemale Turkish high court judge and the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Role
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Nuri and his wife Güzide, she attended Erenköy Girls High School (Turkish: Erenköy Kız Lisesi), an exclusive lycée in Istanbul, and later studied philosophy at Istanbul University.
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Melahat Senger-Ruacan (1906-1974) was a female Turkish high court judge and the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world.
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Melahat Senger-Ruacan (1906-1974) was a female Turkish high court judge and the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world.
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Wikidata Q6810956, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1906
Wikidata Q6810956, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1974
Wikidata Q6810956, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Istanbul
Wikidata Q6810956, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Ankara
View the SourceDunyanin ilk kadin yargitay uyesi bir Turk tu, Hurriyet
Member Of: Court of Cassation of Turkey, News report, Melahat Ruacan elected to the Court of Cassation in 1945Quote, Member Of: Court of Cassation of Turkey, News report, Melahat Ruacan elected to the Court of Cassation in 1945
1945 yılında yargıtay üyeliğine seçilen Melahat Ruacan aynı zamanda dünyanın ilk kadın yargıtay üyesidir. Türk kadını, dünya kadınları arasında onurlu ve saygın bir yere sahiptir” diye yazdı. Gençcan, Ruacan’la ilgili o dönemde çıkan bir gazetedeki, ‘Dünyada ilk kadın temyiz azası: Türk’ başlıklı bir haberin küpürünü de paylaştı.
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