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Reşide Bayar

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Reşide Bayar
First Lady of Turkey
In role
22 May 1950 – 27 May 1960
PresidentCelal Bayar
Preceded byMevhibe İnönü
Succeeded byMelahat Gürsel
Personal details
Born
Reşide Bayar

(1886-01-12)12 January 1886
Bursa, Ottoman Empire
Died24 December 1962(1962-12-24) (aged 76)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Spouse(s)Celal Bayar
(married 1903–1962)
ChildrenRefii Bayar
Turgut Bayar
Nilüfer Bayar
ResidenceÇankaya Köşkü

Reşide Bayar (12 January 1886 – 24 December 1962) was the 3rd First Lady of Turkey. She was the wife of Celal Bayar, the 3rd President of Turkey, until her death on 24 December 1962. While on a train from Istanbul to Ankara she died of a heart attack.[1]

By her husband she had three children, two sons, Refii and Turgut, and a daughter, Nilüfer.

Grave of Reşide Bayar in Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara

References

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  1. ^ "First Ladies of Turkey". Milliyet. Retrieved 21 May 2015.