Major’s Biography

Born on 4 March 1980 in the Ulubey district of Uşak, Attorney Hatice Terekeci Özkan completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in Ulubey. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Dokuz Eylül University and began her legal career in 2003 as a registered member of the Uşak Bar Association. She served three terms on the Bar Association’s executive board. She also took part in the Women’s and Children’s Rights Commission and the Environment Commission of the Uşak Bar Association, while actively contributing to various non-governmental organizations.

While practicing as an independent attorney in the district of Ulubey, Hatice Terekeci Özkan was elected twice as a Municipal Council Member representing the Republican People’s Party (CHP). In the 2024 local elections held in the city center of Uşak, she was again elected as a Municipal Council Member from the Republican People’s Party.

During her tenure on the Uşak Municipal Council, Attorney Hatice Terekeci Özkan served on several specialized committees, focusing particularly on legal affairs, planning, and budgeting. She also held the position of Chair of the Legal Affairs Commission. On 6 April 2026, she was elected Acting Mayor, becoming the first female Acting Mayor in the history of Uşak Province.

Attorney Hatice Terekeci Özkan is married to Attorney Güven Özkan and is the mother of two children.