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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 6 April 2024)
Girl Power!
In Erzurum, Şeyda Ateş (35), a grocery store cashier, beat 42 male
rivals in the recent election for village chief of the Hüseyin Avni Ulaş
neighborhood (!). Şeyda hanım is a graduate of Anadolu University's
Economics and Management Sciences faculty. She garnered 3,139
votes out of 35,737 cast in the election.
Şeyda hanım explained that she participated in the election at the urging
of women customers coming to the grocery store where she has worked
for six years as the cashier. She added that her priority now as village
chief will be to satisfy the requests of those women who supported her
campaign.
For example, Şeyda hanım said that she hoped to take advantage of
European Union projects related to social facilities and production.
She noted that "again, we've seen the power of women in elections.
Together with our women, we will implement exemplary projects in
our neighborhood."
The winner's power base:
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