Türkan Akyol entered the parliament as deputy of Izmir Province following the 1987 general election. She returned to her post as lecturer at the end of the legislative term in 1991. In 1992, she was appointed Minister of State responsible for Woman and Family Affairs in the coalition government of Süleyman Demirel. In 1993, she was appointed minister again in the cabinet of Tansu Çiller, Turkey's first woman prime minister. (AS/DG)
Bursa'da 16 Ocak 1995’te sağlık bakanlığına bağlı olarak açılan göğüs hastalıkları hastanesine Türkan Akyol Göğüs Hastalıkları Hastanesi adı verildi. (AS)