Esra Albayrak (née Erdoğan; born 14 October 1983) is a Turkish sociologist. She is the daughter of the 12th President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the wife of the former Ministry of Finance and Treasury of Turkey, Berat Albayrak.
Esra Albayrak | |
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| Born | Esra Erdoğan 14 October 1983 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan |
| Relatives | Ahmet Burak Erdoğan (brother) Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan (brother) Sümeyye Erdoğan (sister) |
Family
editHer father is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and her mother is Emine Erdoğan. She has three siblings: Ahmet Burak, Necmettin Bilal and Sümeyye. On 11 July 2004, she was married to Sadık Albayrak's son Berat Albayrak at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center. Guests at the ceremony included Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Năstase, Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gül and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Bülent Arınç.[1] They have four children; Ahmet Akif (b. 2006), Emine Mahinur (b. 2009), Sadık (b. 2015) and Hamza Salih (b. 2020).[2][3]
Education
editShe completed her high school education in Kadıköy İmam Hatip High School and her undergraduate education in 2003 in the field of sociology and history at Indiana University Bloomington in the College of Arts and Sciences. She received her master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley.[4] In 2016, she completed her PhD in sociology at the same university. One of her friends whom she studied with described her as a person with "strong personality; strict beliefs about life, faith, politics and family".[5]
Social activities
editShe is a board member of TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States,[6] TÜRGEV (Turkey Youth and Education Services Foundation),[7] and Green Crescent, established under the leadership of her father Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. She participated in the 'We are Volunteers, We Teach' campaign initiated by Ümraniye Municipality for disabled people and taught the alphabet to disabled girls.[8]
References
edit- ^ "ESRA ERDOĞAN VE BERAT ALBAYRAK EVLENDİ!..." habervitrini.com. 11 July 2004. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Enerji Bakanı Albayrak'ın mutlu günü". Sabah. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Turkish President Erdoğan welcomes 8th grandson". Daily Sabah. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Esra Erdoğan". biyografya.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Esra Erdoğan Albayrak'ın bilinmeyen portresi". odatv.com. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States Board of Directors". TURKEN Foundation in New York, United States. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "AKP ve Bilal Erdoğan'ın vakfı İzmir'i kuşatma altına alıyor". yurtgazetesi.com.tr. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Mektubu senin sayende yazdım Esra öğretmenim". haber7.com. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.