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}}'''Şafak Pavey''' is a Turkish diplomat, columnist and politician. She was a member of the [[Turkish Grand National Assembly]] from the main opposition [[Republican People's Party]] (CHP) representing [[Istanbul]] Province She is the first disabled woman ever elected to the Turkish parliament, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<ref>http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chps-pavey-elected-to-un-committee.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30043&NewsCatID=338</ref>
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Pavey worked many years with NGOs in [[Iran]] and with [[Shirin Ebadi]]. She attended the [[2013 Bilderberg meeting]]. She was selected a [[WEF/Young Global Leaders/2015|Young Global Leader]] by the [[World Economic Forum]] in 2015.<ref>https://www.weforum.org/people/safak-pavey/</ref>
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==Education==
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She married English musician Paul Pavey, whom she met in [[Ankara]] in [[1994]] while studying political science at [[Bilkent University]].
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Safak's academic background include graduate & postgraduate degrees in international relations and [[EU]] studies, specializing in "[[nationalism]], [[ethnicity]] and [[minority rights]]" particularly "Property Rights of Non-Muslims in Islamic Countries" at the [[London School of Economics]], and arts, film and media studies in [[Switzerland]]. She was left disabled after an accident while studying art and film in [[Zurich]], which left her with one arm and leg.<ref name=ohchr>http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CRPD/Elections2012/SafakPavey.doc</ref>
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==Career==
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She started working for various [[NGOs]], developing national programs and international advocacy campaigns for [[human rights]] issues. Between 2003 and 2010, Safak worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.<ref name=ohchr/> She was the commissioner’s agent in [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]]. She was later assigned as the Central European Chief Agent of the Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Immigrants in [[Hungary]].<ref>https://www.indekskonusmaciajansi.com/en/safak-pavey/#bio</ref>
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After fifteen years living abroad, she left her position at the United Nations and was elected as Deputy of Istanbul at the 2011 elections in Turkey. As part of her parliamentary work, she was a member of the Turkey-EU-Accession Committee.<ref name=ohchr/>
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She resigned from parliament in 2017 due to health reasons.
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Pavey has published three books, including ''Nereye Gidersem Gokyuzu Benimdir'' (Wherever I go the Sky is Mine) published in November 2011, consisting of her recollections of social life and a witness account of social freedoms in [[Iran]] where she lived for some years<ref name=ohchr/>.
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Safak is also the managerial editor of a legal book "Refugee Rights in Iran" by 2003 [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace]] laureate [[Shirin Ebadi]] with whom she worked with for several years.<ref name=ohchr/>
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==Awards==
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Şafak Pavey was awarded a Woman of Courage Award by the US Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] and First Lady [[Michelle Obama]]. <ref>https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/chp-deputy-safak-pavey-granted-secularism-award-of-uk-based-ngo-64260</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120308231128/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2012/bio/index.htm</ref><ref name=ohchr/>
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 18 November 2024

Person.png Şafak Pavey   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, politician)
Şafak Pavey.jpg
BornŞafak Önal
10 July 1976
NationalityTurkish
Alma materBilkent University, University of Westminster, London School of Economics
Member ofEuropean Council on Foreign Relations, Munich Security Conference/Young Leaders, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2015
PartyRepublican People's Party
The first disabled woman in the Turkish parliament. Worked many years with NGOs in Iran and with Shirin Ebadi.

Employment.png Member of the Grand National Assembly

In office
12 June 2011 - 25 October 2017

Şafak Pavey is a Turkish diplomat, columnist and politician. She was a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) representing Istanbul Province She is the first disabled woman ever elected to the Turkish parliament, and is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[1]

Pavey worked many years with NGOs in Iran and with Shirin Ebadi. She attended the 2013 Bilderberg meeting. She was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015.[2]

Education

She married English musician Paul Pavey, whom she met in Ankara in 1994 while studying political science at Bilkent University.

Safak's academic background include graduate & postgraduate degrees in international relations and EU studies, specializing in "nationalism, ethnicity and minority rights" particularly "Property Rights of Non-Muslims in Islamic Countries" at the London School of Economics, and arts, film and media studies in Switzerland. She was left disabled after an accident while studying art and film in Zurich, which left her with one arm and leg.[3]

Career

She started working for various NGOs, developing national programs and international advocacy campaigns for human rights issues. Between 2003 and 2010, Safak worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[3] She was the commissioner’s agent in Iran and Afghanistan. She was later assigned as the Central European Chief Agent of the Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Immigrants in Hungary.[4]

After fifteen years living abroad, she left her position at the United Nations and was elected as Deputy of Istanbul at the 2011 elections in Turkey. As part of her parliamentary work, she was a member of the Turkey-EU-Accession Committee.[3]

She resigned from parliament in 2017 due to health reasons.

Pavey has published three books, including Nereye Gidersem Gokyuzu Benimdir (Wherever I go the Sky is Mine) published in November 2011, consisting of her recollections of social life and a witness account of social freedoms in Iran where she lived for some years[3].

Safak is also the managerial editor of a legal book "Refugee Rights in Iran" by 2003 Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi with whom she worked with for several years.[3]

Awards

Şafak Pavey was awarded a Woman of Courage Award by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama. [5][6][3]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20136 June 20139 June 2013Watford
UK
The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting.
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