Turkish Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer

Halide Edip Adivar was Born in 1884 and Died 9 January 1964 (aged 80).
Best known for being a feminist political leader, her best known novels generally criticized the low social status of Turkish women and also the apathy of most women with regards to changing their situation.

Memoirs by Halide Edip Adivar

Memoirs of Halide Edib (1926) Turkish version: Mor Salkimli Ev (1963)
The Turkish Ordeal (1928) Turkish version: Türk’ün Atesle Imtihani (1962).

Plays by Halide Edip Adivar

Kenan Çobanlari (Shepherds of Kenan (1918)
Maske ve Ruh (The Mask and the Spirit (1937).

Novels by Halide Edip Adivar

Râik’in Annesi (Râik’s Mother (1909)
Seviye (Level (1910)
Handan (1912)
Son Eseri (Last Work (1912)
Yeni Turan (New Turan (1913)
Atesten Gömlek (Shirt of Fire (1923)
Kalp Agrisi (Heartache (1924)
Vurun Kahpeye (Hit the Whore (1926)
Zeyno’nun Oglu (Zeyno’s Son (1928)
Sinekli Bakkal (The Fly Filled Grocery (1936)
Yolpalas Cinayeti (The Murder of Yolpalas (1937)
Tatarcik (The Sandfly (1939)
Sonsuz Panayir (The Endless Fairground (1946)
Döner Ayna (The Rotating Mirror (1954)
Âkile Hanim Sokagi (The Street of Âkile Hanim (1958)
Sevda Sokagi Komedyasi (The Comedy of the Love Street (1959)
Çaresaz (The Remedy Finder (1961)
Hayat Parçalari (Fragments of Life (1963)
Kerim Usta’nin Oglu (The Son of Master Kerim (1974).

Short Stories by Halide Edip Adivar

Harab Mâbedler (Temples in Ruins (1910)
Daga Çikan Kurt (The Wolf who Climbed the Mountain (1922)
Izmir’den Bursa’ya (From Izmir to Bursa (1922)
Kubbede Kalan Hos Sadâ (1974).