On October 7, 2010, Gül became the first First Lady to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on issues faced by children and women.

[2] Gül has also publicly spoken out against the imposition of the head scarf in Islamic countries upon young females who cannot make judgment for themselves.

[3] After seven years, on August 28, 2014, she left her office as first lady when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became president.

[4] Afterward, she publicly responded to criticism in regards to her husband, saying she would start a "real intifada.

[6] Gül was the first hijab-wearing first lady in the history of the Republic of Türkiye since Atatürk's dress code.