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Melahat Ruacan

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

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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Role
Female Turkish high court judge and the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Turkish 1
Born
1906 2
Birthplace
Istanbul 2
Died
1974 2
Place of Death
Ankara 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
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1. Melahat Ruacan (Wikipedia)
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  • Full article, gender
    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.
  • Introduction, nationality
    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.
  • Introduction, role
    Melahat Senger-Ruacan (1906-1974) was a female Turkish high court judge and the first woman elected to any supreme court in the world.
  • In Legal System: Law of Turkey, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a female Turkish high court judge and the first woman el
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2. Wikidata: Melahat Ruacan
  • 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
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