Preface; Contents; Contributors; Women Leaders Shape Past, Present and Future; 1 Introduction; 2 Emine Erdoğan: The Woman Power Behind Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Abstract; 1 Honorable First Lady, as Idealist Women's Union, What Would You Say About the Output in Terms of Civil Society Organizations that Take Place? How Do You Assess the Impact on Women of Such Institutions to Be Included in the Social and Political Life in Turkey?; 2 Şule Yüksel Şenler, Who Has a Leading Role Among Religious Women Writers, What Is Her Impact in Your Life? 3 How Have the Social Activities that You Carry Out Been Affected by Your Marriage with the President?4 It Is Known that You Are the Biggest and Most Courageous Friend and Supporter of Your Spouse. What Are the Happiest and Saddest Times You Had to Live with as a Wife of the World Leader?; 5 What Are Your Thoughts About the Challenges and Hard Times When the Most Serious and Dense Problems Related to the Participation of Women in the Social and Political Life of Turkey? 6 What Has the Role of Women in the AK Party Been like in the Last 13 Years for the Social, Political and Economic Transformation? In the Same Way, What Has AK Party Changed in the Women's Life?7 Could You Talk About the Many Social Projects that Have Been Realized During Your Leadership?; 8 What Is Your Most Important Message that You Want to Deliver to Women and Young Girls in Turkey and the World?; 3 Foreign Policy Decision Making as a Chaotic Phenomenon: Angela Merkel's Foreign Policy Between 2005-2009; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 An Eastern German Woman in Politics. 3 Foreign Policy Decision Making: A Theoretical View4 Rational Actor Model and Cognitive Model; 5 Issue of "Uncertainty" and New Meanings of "Individual"; 6 Understanding Foreign Policy Decision-Making with Chaos Theory; 7 Chancellor Angela Merkel in Foreign Policy; References; 4 "President Vigdís": The End and the Beginning of Women's Agenda in Iceland; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Women in Iceland: Historic Perspective; 2.1 1850-1899; 2.2 1900-1919; 2.3 1920-1969; 2.4 1970-1979; 2.5 1980-1989; 2.6 1990-1999; 2.7 2000-2010; 3 Women in Iceland Today; 4 "President Vigdís"; 4.1 The Early Years. 4.2 The Rise4.3 Election; 4.4 Presidency and Re-election; 5 Complexity; 5.1 Complexity Theory; 5.2 Complex Adaptive System; 5.3 Self-Organization and Emergence; 5.4 Learning and Adaptive Behaviour; 6 Conclusion; References; 5 Hazrat Aisha: In Terms of Religious, Authentic and Didactic Leadership Characteristics; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Aisha's Biography and Some Observations; 3 Aisha's Didactic Leadership Characteristics and Scientific Traits; 4 Aisha's Authentic Leadership and Spiritual Leadership Traits Within the Context of Her Political Attitudes; 5 Conclusion; References.