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Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, born on 31 January 1981 in the Fatih district of Istanbul, is a former Minister of Family and Social Policies and a two‑term Member of Parliament for Istanbul. She graduated from Bilkent University’s Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, completed a master’s degree at New York University on thermal imaging of breast cancer, and also earned a degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical School. Kaya’s family originates from Muğla. Her parents, Hatice and Ramazan Sayan, are from Çaltılar village in the Seydikemer district, which was formerly part of Fethiye. Her grandfather, Veli Sayan, was a well‑known wrestler in Muğla. She is married to Dr. İlyas Kaya and is a mother of two children. Her political career began in the AK Party’s Istanbul local organization. She was elected to the Grand National Assembly in the 2015 and 2018 general elections as an Istanbul deputy. In the 65th government, led by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, she served as Minister of Family and Social Policies. She later held the position of Deputy Party Leader of the AK Party and resigned from that role in September 2026. Kaya is currently the subject of a “fon” investigation, a probe into alleged financial irregularities. On 5 November 2026, she appeared before the Istanbul prosecutor’s office and gave a statement that lasted approximately nine hours. The prosecutor has requested her arrest on charges of “organized‑crime membership” and “violation of the Capital Markets Board (SPK) Law.” The allegations are pending investigation; no conviction has been made. Her husband, İlyas Kaya, and former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül have been referred to the court for judicial control in connection with the case. Article source: Haberler | Image credit: Haberler
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, born on 31 January 1981 in the Fatih district of Istanbul, is a former Minister of Family and Social Policies and a two‑term Member of Parliament for Istanbul. She graduated from Bilkent University’s Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, completed a master’s degree at New York University on thermal imaging of breast cancer, and also earned a degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical School. Kaya’s family originates from Muğla. Her parents, Hatice and Ramazan Sayan, are from Çaltılar village in the Seydikemer district, which was formerly part of Fethiye. Her grandfather, Veli Sayan, was a well‑known wrestler in Muğla. She is married to Dr. İlyas Kaya and is a mother of two children. Her political career began in the AK Party’s Istanbul local organization. She was elected to the Grand National Assembly in the 2015 and 2018 general elections as an Istanbul deputy. In the 65th government, led by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, she served as Minister of Family and Social Policies. She later held the position of Deputy Party Leader of the AK Party and resigned from that role in September 2026. Kaya is currently the subject of a “fon” investigation, a probe into alleged financial irregularities. On 5 November 2026, she appeared before the Istanbul prosecutor’s office and gave a statement that lasted approximately nine hours. The prosecutor has requested her arrest on charges of “organized‑crime membership” and “violation of the Capital Markets Board (SPK) Law.” The allegations are pending investigation; no conviction has been made. Her husband, İlyas Kaya, and former SPK Chairman İbrahim Ömer Gönül have been referred to the court for judicial control in connection with the case.
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