Halide Nusret Zorlutuna

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (1901, Istanbul – 10 June 1984) was a Turkish poet and novelist.

Biography

Zorlutuna was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire as the daughter of Mehmet Selim Bey, a journalist and political prisoner. She married an army officer. A teacher of Turkish literature in schools, she took part in movements for the rights of women and children.

Works

• Poetry
  • Geceden Taşan Dertler (Sorrow Flooding Off Night, 1930)
  • Yayla Türküsü (Song of the Plateau, 1943)
  • Yurdumun Dört Bucağı (Every Place of My Country, 1950)
  • Ellerim Bomboş (My Eyes Are Empty, 1967).

• Novels
  • Küller (Ashes, 1921)
  • Sisli Geceler (Misty Nights, 1922)
  • Gülün Babası Kim (Who is the Father of Rose, 1933)
  • Büyükanne (Grandmother, 1971)
  • Aydınlık Kapı (The Bright Gate, 1974)
  • Aşk ve Zafer (The Love and the Victory, 1978)
  • Bir Devrin Romanı (Novel of an Age, 2004).

• Short stories
  • Beyaz Selvi (The White Cypress, 1945).

• Letters
  • Hanım Mektupları (Lady Letters, 1923).

• Autobiography
  • Benim Küçük Dostlarım (My Little Friends, 1977).

Further reading

• Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature

References

• Biyografi.net - Biography of Halide Nusret Zorlutuna Template:Tr icon

External links

• Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Works by Halide Nusret Zorlutuna at Open Library