Hayrünnisa Gül

Hayrünnisa Gül, or sometimes Hayrunnisa Gul, (born August 18, 1965) [http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=71777] is the wife of President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gül. They have two sons and one daughter.cite web
url = http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=109395
title = Hayrünnisa Gül: The next first lady
accessdate = 2008-05-14
publisher = Today's Zaman]

She has attracted controversy by wearing a hijab, seen by some as a symbol of political Islam. She is the first hijab-wearing wife of a president in Turkey's modern history. [cite web
url = http://bt.com.bn/en/features/2007/09/14/hayrunnisa_gul_commissions_stylish_hijab
title = Hayrunnisa Gul commissions stylish hijab
accessdate = 2008-05-14
publisher = The Brunei Times] Her wearing of a headscarf led her to be refused enrolment on a course at Ankara University, and brought controversy to the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Turkey in May 2008. [cite web
url = http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkbSm0LEldPvGaXQHJZCuvaggTkA
title = Scarf row may eclipse royal visit
accessdate = 2008-05-14
publisher = The Press Association]

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