Nezihe Muhiddin
Encyclopedia
Nezihe Muhiddin was an Ottoman
and Turkish
women's rights
activist, journalist, writer and political leader.
She is the founder of the first party of the Republic of Turkey, Kadınlar Halk Fırkası (People’s Party of Women or Women's People Party) in July 1923. KHF was founded for the political and social rights of women. Due to the political situation during the time, it was not recognized officially by the modern Turkish state.
Muhiddin then founded Türk Kadınlar Birliği (Turkish Women's Union). Türk Kadınlar Birliği continued to press for political equality. In 1927 the Union decided to promote a feminist
male candidate to champion women's rights in parliament, but was unsuccessful.
She spent her life working to improve the quality of the lives of Turkish women.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
activist, journalist, writer and political leader.
She is the founder of the first party of the Republic of Turkey, Kadınlar Halk Fırkası (People’s Party of Women or Women's People Party) in July 1923. KHF was founded for the political and social rights of women. Due to the political situation during the time, it was not recognized officially by the modern Turkish state.
Muhiddin then founded Türk Kadınlar Birliği (Turkish Women's Union). Türk Kadınlar Birliği continued to press for political equality. In 1927 the Union decided to promote a feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
male candidate to champion women's rights in parliament, but was unsuccessful.
She spent her life working to improve the quality of the lives of Turkish women.
Books
- Şebab-ı Tebah (The Lost Youth)
- Benliğim benimdir (My Ego is Mine)
- Güzellik Kraliçesi (The Beauty Queen)
- Boz Kurt (The Grey Wolf)
- İstanbul'da Bir Landru (A Landru in Istanbul)
- Ateş Böcekleri (Fire Flies)
- Bir Aşk Böyle Bitti (This is How A Love Ended)
- Çıplak Model (The Naked Model)
- İzmir Çocuğu (The Child of Izmir)
- Avare Kadın (Wastrel Woman)
- Bir Yaz Gecesiydi (It Was a Summer Night)
- Çıngıraklı Yılan (The Rattlesnake)
- Kalbim Senindir (My Heart Belongs To You)
- Sabah Oluyor (Turning Out to be Morning)
- Gene Geleceksin (You Will Come Back)
- Sus Kalbim Sus! (Shush, My Heart, Shush!)
- Türk Kadını (Turkish Woman)
Further reading
- Nezihe Muhiddin: an Ottoman Turkish women's rights defender" by Yaprak Zihnioglu.
- Kadınsız İnkılap/ Nezihe Muhiddin, Kadınlar Halk Fırkası, Kadın Birliği. by Yaprak Zihnioğlu, Metis Yayınları 2003
- Nezihe Muhiddin külliyatı by Yaprak Zihnioğlu
- Osmanlı Kadın Hareketi by Serpil Çakır
External links
- Historical Roots of the Turkish Women's Movement
- Late Ottoman and Early Turkish women activists. Yeni Şafak Newspaper Article in Turkish.
- Ottoman Women's Movement, Turkish article in Radikal Newspaper
- Muhiddin, life and books. Radikal Newspaper Article in Turkish.
- Bir milletin nisvânı, derece-i terâkkisinin mizânıdır. SesOnline Article by Ayse Hur in Turkish