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Adile Ayda
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| Born | March 7, 1912 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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| Died | October 5, 1992 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu, İstanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Education | Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul |
| Alma mater | Ankara University, Law School |
| Spouse(s) | Reşid Mazhar Ayda |
| Children | Gönül Pultar, Gülnur Ayda Üçok |
| Parent(s) | Kamile Rami Arsal, Sadri Maksudi |
Adile Ayda (born March 7, 1912 – died October 5, 1992) was a very important Turkish woman. She was the first woman to become a professional diplomat for Turkey. This means she represented her country in other nations.
Even though she was a diplomat, she is also remembered for her studies on the Etruscans. These were an ancient people who lived in Italy. Adile Ayda believed that the Etruscans might have been related to Turkic people. This idea was quite new and sparked a lot of discussion.
After her diplomatic career, Ayda also served in the Turkish Senate. This is like a part of the country's parliament. She was known for speaking her mind.
Adile Ayda had a busy career. She worked for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She also taught French literature at universities in Ankara and Istanbul. She wrote many academic papers and books in both Turkish and French.
Her Life Story
Adile Ayda's personal journey was full of changes. She was born Gadile Sadreyevna Maksudova in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her father, Sadri Maksudi, was a Tatar and a member of the Russian parliament at the time.
In the 1920s, her family faced hard times and left Russia. Adile, her mother Kamile, and her younger sister Naile secretly crossed the border. They met her father in Finland, who had also left Russia in disguise.
The family then lived in Germany for a year, where Adile started school. After that, they moved to France and settled there. A big change happened when Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, invited her father to work in Turkey. Her father accepted, and the family moved again.
Once in Turkey, Adile's name became Adile Arsal, as her father took a new family name. She continued her education in Istanbul at a French school called Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul. This meant she kept learning in the French style she had started in Paris.
Adile then went to law school in Ankara, where her father was teaching. She was a strong supporter of Kemalism, which are the ideas of Atatürk for modernizing Turkey. She was known for her strong personality. She was one of many powerful women who emerged as Turkey became a modern republic.
Adile Ayda was married twice. Her first marriage was short. Her second husband was Reşid Mazhar Ayda, an engineer. They married in 1942 and had two daughters. They also had five grandchildren.
Her Books
Adile Ayda wrote many books and articles. Here are some of her important works:
- "L’Influence de Victor Hugo sur Mallarmé." Dialogues. İstanbul, 1953.
- Le Drame Intérieur de Mallarmé ou l'Origine des Symboles Mallarméens. İstanbul: La Turquie Moderne, 1955.
- Un Diplomate Turc Auprès du Roi-Soleil. İstanbul, 1956.
- "Molière et l’Envoyé de la Sublime Porte." Les Divertissements de Cour au XVIIe Siècle. Actes du VIIIe Congrès de l'Association Internationale des Études Françaises, Paris, 3-5 septembre 1956 in Cahiers de l’Association Internationale des Études Françaises, 9 (juin 1957). 103-116.
- Yahya Kemal. Kendi Ağzından Fikirleri ve Sanat Görüşleri. Ankara: Ajanstürk Yayınları, 1962.
- Les Étrusques Étaient-ils des Turcs? Paris: 1971.
- Etrüskler Türk mü idiler? Ankara: Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayınları, 1974.
- Yahya Kemal’in Fikir ve Şiir Dünyası. Ankara: Hisar Yayınları, 1979.
- Böyle İdiler Yaşarken. Ankara: 1984.
- Les Étrusques Étaient des Turcs. Preuves. Ankara: 1985.
- Atsız’dan Adile Ayda’ya Mektuplar (derleme). Ankara: 1988.
- Türklerin İlk Ataları. Ankara: 1987.
- Sadri Maksudi Arsal. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları Türk Büyükleri Serisi, 1991.
- Etrüskler (Tursakalar) Türk idiler. İlmî Deliller. Ankara: 1992.
- Садри Максуди Арсал. Перевод (Çeviren) В.Б. Феоновой. Москва: 1996.
- Bir Demet Edebiyat. Makaleler. Halil İnalcık’ın önsözü ile. Ankara: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 1998.
See also
- List of Turkish diplomats
