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 - [http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp?kisiid=3174 "Biography of Halide Nusret Zorlutuna"] tr icon

External links

* [http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D3138007620E7D5602E88CF4BCAC4E99512E Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Culture and Tourism]