Rahşan Ecevit

Rahşan Ecevit
Ecevit in 2015
Leader of the Democratic Left Party
In office
14 November 1985  13 September 1987
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBülent Ecevit
Leader of the Democratic Left People's Party
In office
17 January 2010  12 June 2010
Preceded byHulki Cevizoğlu
Succeeded byParty closed
Personal details
Born
Zekiye Rahşan Aral

(1923-12-17)17 December 1923
Bursa, Turkey
Died17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 96)
Ankara, Turkey
Resting placeTurkish State Cemetery, Ankara
Political partyDemocratic Left Party (1985–2009)
Democratic Left People's Party (2009–2010)
Spouse
(m. 1946; died 2006)
RelativesNazlı Ecevit (mother-in-law)
Alma materRobert College
ProfessionPolitician, writer, painter

Rahşan Ecevit (née Aral, 17 December 1923 – 17 January 2020) was a Turkish author, painter and politician. She was the second lady of Turkey four times during her husband Bülent Ecevit's prime ministries.