Nezihe Muhiddin

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Nezihe Muhiddin (1889 - 1958) is an Ottoman Turkish women activist, journalist, writer and a 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. Due to the political situation during the time, it was not recognized officially by the modern Turkish state. She spent all her life to improve the quality of the lives of Turkish women.

Contents 1 Publications 1.1 Books 2 References 3 External links 4 Further reading

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• 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 (Lightning Bugs)
• Bir Aşk Böyle Bitti (A Love Ended So)
• 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 Again)
• Sus Kalbim Sus! (Shush, My Heart, Shush!)
• Türk Kadını (Turkish Woman)

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• 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

[edit] 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