Aysel Çelikel


Aysel Çelikel is a Turkish academic, legal scholar and author who served as the first Minister of Justice of Turkey at 57th Cabinet. She was neither a Member of Parliament nor in political affiliation. She appointed as independent minister by PM Bülent Ecevit in accordance to Article 114 of the Constitution three months before the 1999 general election.
Aysel Çelikel is currently the Chairwoman of the Association for the Support of Contemporary Living.