Editing Sondul Chapouk

'''Sondul Chapouk''' was a member of the [[Interim Iraq Governing Council]] created following the [[United States]]' [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. She was the only Turk and one of only three women in the council. A member of the [[Iraqi Turkmen|Turkoman minority]] from the city of [[Kirkuk]], Chapouk is also the head of the [[Iraqi Women's Organization]] and  is an engineer and teacher by training.

==References==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3062897.stm Members of the Iraqi Governing Council], [[BBC]], July 14, 2003.
*Robert Collier, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/07/14/MN261671.DTL&type=printable "Iraqi ruling council takes over. Citizen Board: Appointed by U.S., 25 members face uphill battle for legitimacy,"] ''SF Gate'', July 14, 2003: "A notable inclusion in the council were three women -- Songgul Chapouk, a member of the Turkish-speaking Turkmen minority in the north, Dr. [[Raja Habib Khuzai]], the head of a maternity hospital in the southern city of Diwaniya, and [[Akila al-Hashimi]], who was a top Iraqi diplomat until the fall of Hussein's regime and now has been named by U.S. officials to be Iraq's representative to the United Nations."
*[http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=7925 "Three Women Named to Iraq's Governing Council,"] ''Feminist Daily News Wire'', July 14, 2003.
*Mohammed A. R. Galadari, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120928213524/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data%2Fcomment%2F2004%2FJanuary%2Fcomment_January13.xml&section=comment "A constitution for Iraqis sans discrimination,"] ''Khaleej Times'', January 13, 2004.
*Ashraf Khalil, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831054309/http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1703/context/archive "Women Call for Equal Representation in Iraq,"] ''WeNews'', February 6, 2004.
*[https://www.foxnews.com/story/bush-arabs-disgusted-over-prisoner-abuse "Bush, Arabs Disgusted Over Prisoner Abuse,"] Associated Press (Fox News), May 2, 2004.

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