Writer (b. 9 October 1862, İstanbul –
d. 13 July 1936). She was the elder daughter of Ahmet Cevdet Paşa, the famous
historian and statesman. She was known to be our first woman novelist. She was
brought up with private education. She took up writing with her sister Emine
Seniye. In Hanımlara Mahsus Gazete (Newspaper for Woman) and other
magazines of the era she wrote with the pen name "Bir Hanım" (A
Lady). She also made translations from French and conductes surveys on history.
She moved to Aleppo with her family, as her father was appointed there. She
wrote her fameous novel Udî (the Ud Player) in Aleppo. Her other works
were considered to be timeless.
WORKS:
NOVEL: Muhâderât (Virtuous
Ladies, 1892), Refet (Refet, 1898), Udî (the Ud Player, 1898; new
edition, 2002), Enin (Enin, incomplete novel, 1898), Hayal ve Hakikât
(Dream and Reality, in collaboration with Ahmet Mithat, translated by Yahya
Bostan, 2002).
RESEARCH-STUDY: Namdâran-ı Zenân-ı
İslâmiyûn (Fameous Muslim Women, 1892), Mahmut Esat Efendi'nin Taaddüd-i
Zevcâti'ne Zeyl (Addition to the Polygamy of Mahmut Esat Efendi's, 1899), Levâyin-i
Hayat (Life Reproaches, 1899), Tarih-i Osmanî'nin Bir Devre-i Mühimmesi:
Kosova Zaferi-Ankara Hezimeti (An Important Period of Ottoman History: the
Victory of Kosovo– the Defeat of Ankara, 1915), Ahmet Cevdet Paşa ve Zamanı
(Ahmet Cevdet Paşa and His
Time, 1916), Ahmet Mithat Efendi (Ahmet
Mithat Efendi, 1994), Garip Nine (Poor Granny), İstilay-ı İslâm (Islamic Conquer),
Nisvan-ı İslâm (Women of Islam), Ta'lim ve Terbiye-i Binam-ı Osmaniye,
Taaddüd-i Zevcât (Education and Training of Ottoman Women, in collaboration
with Mahmut Esat), Tetkik-i Ecsâm (Analysis of Matters), Termüe-i
Ahvâl-i Felâsife (Description of the Affairs of Philosophy), Tercüme-i
Ahval-i Selâtin (Description of
the Affairs of Sultans).
Besides, she translated some works from
French.
