Saltanat Tursynbekova

Saltanat Tursynbekova
Салтанат Тұрсынбекова
Tursynbekova in 2023
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakh
Alma mater	S. M. Kirov Kazakh State University Moscow State Law Academy
Occupation(s)	attorney, human rights activist
Political party	Amanat
Other political affiliations	QA–DJ (2022)

Saltanat Parhatqyzy Tursynbekova (Kazakh: Салтанат Пархатқызы Тұрсынбекова, romanized: Saltanat Parhatqyzy Tūrsynbekova, Kazakh pronunciation: [səɫtɑnɑt pɑɾχɑtqɯzɯ to̙ɾsɯnbʲekəvɒ]; born 1966) is a Kazakh attorney and civil rights activist who's serving as a deputy chairman of the National Commission on Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President and member of the Public Council of Astana.

Throughout her career, Tursynbekova worked within the civil service and a number of law enforcement agencies. She is known to be an outspoken critic of domestic violence in Kazakhstan and as an advocate of women's and children's rights, was one of the founders of the "Kazakhstan Free from Domestic Violence" social project which focused on prevention and response to domestic violence.^[1]

She was one of the candidates of the 2022 presidential elections for the Qazaq analary–dästürge jol public association.