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Birth
She was born in 1884 in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. Her father, II. Mehmet Edip Bey, who served as Ceyb-i Hümayun (Sultan's Treasury) clerk and Yanya and Bursa Regi Director during the reign of Abdulhamid, and her mother is Bedirfem Hanım. She was born in the house she would later call "the house with purple wisteria". -
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Childhood
She lost her mother to tuberculosis at a young age. She completed her primary education by taking private lessons at home. Following a derogatory letter sent by a student from Üsküdar American College for Girls, which she entered at the age of seven, she was expelled a year later by the will of Sultan Abdulhamid II, and she started receiving private lessons at home. -
Translation Book
The book she translated while learning English was published in 1897. This was the work of American children's author Jacob Abbott, called "Mother". -
Order of Compassion and Back to School
She was awarded the "Order of Compassion" for her translation. Halide Edip, returned to the upper class of the university and started learning English and French, became the first Muslim women to receive a bachelor's degree from Uskudar American College for Girls. -
Her First Marriage And What She Did At That Time
Halide Edip married mathematics teacher Salih Zeki Bey the year she graduated.Her husband was the observatory director,so their house was inside the observatory and it was boring.In the first years of her marriage,she helped write her husband's work "Kamus-ı Riyaziyat" and translated the life stories of famous British mathematicians into Turkish. She also translated many Sherlock Holmes stories. After Emile Zola, her interest turned to Shakespeare and she translated Hamlet. -
Halide Edip's Children
In 1903, her first son, Ayatollah, was born, and sixteen months later, his second son, Hasan Hikmetullah, was born. -
Entrance to Writing Area
She started writing articles about women's rights in newspapers.His first article was published in Tanin magazine published by Tevfik Fikret.She initially used the name Halide Salih.Her articles drew reaction. -
Escape
Halide Edip went to Egypt with her two sons because of the possibility of being killed in the events of March 31. From there she went to England and stayed at the house of Isabelle Fry, who knew her from her writings. Her visit to England gave herthe opportunity to witness debates over the equality of men and women and meet intellectuals such as Bertrand Russell. -
Return to Homeland
When she returned to Istanbul, she started publishing literary and political articles. The novels Heyyula and Raik's Mother were published. She worked as a teacher in girls' teacher training schools and as an inspector in foundation schools. Her famous novel, "Sinekli Bakkal", which she would write in the future, came into being when he was introduced to the old and back neighborhoods of Istanbul thanks to these professions. -
To be "Halide Edip"
She divorced Salih Zeki Bey after he wanted to marry a second woman, and she started using the name "Halide Edip" in her writings. In the same year, she published the novel "Seviyye Talip". This novel tells the story of a woman leaving her husband and living with the man she loves, and is considered a feminist work. It has been subject to much criticism. -
Balkan War Years
Halide Edip took an active social role during the Balkan War years. Edip, one of the founders of the Teali-i Nisvan Society, wrote a love novel called "Son Eser", inspired by the life of Müfide Kadri. She also wrote "Talim ve Edebiyat" a book about education. In Türk Ocağı, he met writers such as Ziya Gökalp and Yusuf Akçura, adopted the idea of Turanism and wrote his work called "YeniTuran". In 1911, the novels "Harap Mabetler" and "Handan" were published. -
World War 1 Years
After the Balkan Wars, Halide Edib became the General Inspector of Girls' Schools, serving during World War I. In 1916, invited by Cemal Pasha, she opened schools and orphanages in Lebanon and Syria, marrying Adnan Adıvar in Bursa. While in Lebanon, she published the opera libretto "The Shepherds of Canaan". After the Turkish armies withdrew, she returned to Istanbul, chronicling her life in the book "Purple Vine House". -
Years of War of Independence and the US mandate thesis
After returning to Istanbul, Halide Edib taught Western literature and worked in Turkish Hearths. She founded the Villagers Association and took part in the national struggle. She wrote in Vakit Newspaper and Büyük Magazine. The United States opposed the idea of cooperation and joined the Wilson Principles League, but the American mandate was rejected. Years later, she returned to Turkey stating that she supported Mustafa Kemal's leadership. -
Rallies and Death Sentence
After the Greek occupation of Izmir on May 15,1919, Istanbul witnessed protest rallies.Halide Edip, a prominent orator, spoke at the first open-air rally of the Modern Women's Union on May 19.Following rallies in Uskudar and Kadıköy, she delivered a significant speech in Sultanahmet. Both Halide Edib and her husband,Dr. Adnan,were among the first to be issued execution orders after the British occupation of Istanbul. She was one of the initial six people sentenced to death on May 24. -
Struggle in Anatolia
Halide Edip and her husband moved from Istanbul to Ankara with their children on March 19, 1920. She served at Kalaba headquarters, helped found the Anadolu Agency, and later became the president of the Ankara Red Crescent in 1921. She reached the rank of "Corporal". In the Battle of Sakarya. The experiences of the War of Independence inspired novels such as "Ateşten Gömlek", "Kalp Ağrısı", "Zeyno'nun Oğlu". He won the "Medal of Independence" award for his contributions. -
After the War of Independence
Returning to Ankara, Halide Edib moved to Istanbul with her husband. Writing for Akşam, Vakit, and İkdam post-Republic, her ties to the Progressive Republican Party caused tensions with the government. Spending 14 years in England, they promoted Turkish culture. Invited twice to the USA, she authored "Türkiye Looks to the West". Returning to Istanbul in 1939, she founded Istanbul University's English Philology department. Elected as an Izmir MP in 1950, she mourned her husband's loss in 1955. -
Death
Halide Edib Adıvar died in Istanbul, at the age of 80, due to kidney failure. She was buried in Merkezefendi Cemetery next to her husband Adnan Adıvar.