Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANKARA192
2007-01-31 06:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN
how-toVZCZCXYZ0011 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHAK #0192 0310649 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 310649Z JAN 07 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0766
UNCLAS ANKARA 000192
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
S/WE FOR SASHA MEHRA, GERDA LANE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL TU
SUBJECT: TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN
REF: SECSTATE 202341
UNCLAS ANKARA 000192
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
S/WE FOR SASHA MEHRA, GERDA LANE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL TU
SUBJECT: TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN
REF: SECSTATE 202341
¶1. (U) The top five influential women in Turkey are:
-- GULER SABANCI, Sabanci Holding CEO. Sabanci Center 4,
Levent, 34330 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 90 212
281-6516/281-1091; Fax: 90 212 281-2553
-- FEYHAN KALPAKLIOGLU, Yasar Holding CEO. Sehit Fethi Bey
Caddesi, No. 120, 35210 Izmir, Turkey. Tel: 90 232 484-1789;
Fax: 90 232 483-4659.
-- ARZUHAN YALCINDAG, KanalD and Dogan Holding CEO/TUSIAD
Executive Board President. Dogan TV Center 34204 Bagcilar,
Istanbul. Tel: 90 216 556-9214; Fax: 90 216 556-9222.
-- SEZEN AKSU, singer/composer/producer with mass audience
("Queen of Turkish Pop"); activist, environmentalist. Asmali
Mescit Mahallesi, Kallavi Sokak 12/1, Beyoglu, Istanbul.
Tel: 90 212 245-8735; Fax: 90 212 245-8737.
-- Professor TURKAN SAYLAN, Foundation for Modern Living
(Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Vakfi) President. Evliya Celebi
Mahallesi Simal Sokak No. 10, 34430 Sishane, Istanbul. Tel:
90 212 252-4433; Fax: 90 212 252-6595.
¶2. (U) The following six women also play an influential role
in Turkish society:
-- EMINE ERDOGAN, spouse of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan (current PM, possibly Turkey's next president after
May elections). Kusadasi Sokak No. 26 Subayevler, Kecioren,
Ankara. Tel: 90 312 517-2935; Fax: 90 312 517-2893.
-- VUSLAT DOGAN SABANCI, Hurriyet Journalism CEO. Hurriyet
Gazetesi Gunesli, Istanbul. Tel: 90 212 677-000; Fax: 90 212
677-0106.
-- Prof. EDIBE SOZEN, ruling Justice and Development Party
(AKP) Executive Board member and deputy leader of AKP.
Ceyhan Atif Kansu Caddesi No. 202, 06520 Balgat, Ankara,
Turkey. Tel/Fax: 90 312 473-0000.
-- HANZADE DOGAN, Dogan Gazetecilik CEO, Dogan Medya Center,
Bagcilar, 34204 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 90 232 484-1789; Fax:
90 232 483-4659.
-- SUZAN SABANCI DINCER, AKBank CEO. Akbank Genel Mudurlugu,
Sabanci Center 4, Levent 34330, Istanbul. Tel: 90 212
385-5555; Fax: 90 212 278-1834.
-- TULAY TUGCU, President of the Constitutional Court (due to
retire soon). Simon Boliver Caddesi No. 23, Ankara, Turkey.
Tel: 90 312 440-7878; Fax: 90 312 439-5924.
¶3. (U) PolOfficer Cathy Westley currently has the lead on
women's issues at post. She can be reached at (90) 312
455-5555, ext. 2513.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON