Türkân Akyol

Türkân Akyol (September 12, 1928 – September 7, 2017) was a Turkish politician, physician and academic. She was the first Turkish female government minister, and the first female university rector in Turkey. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey. She served as Minister of State from 1992 through 1995.
Akyol died on 7 September 2017 in Ankara, Turkey of a lung infection at the age of 88.