Halide Nusret Zorlutuna facts for kids

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (born 1901, died 1984) was a famous Turkish poet and novelist. She wrote many poems and stories. She also worked as a teacher for many years. Halide Nusret cared a lot about women's and children's rights.

Biography

Halide Nusret was born in Istanbul, which was part of the Ottoman Empire at that time. Her father, Mehmet Selim Bey, was a journalist. Because of his work, her family had to live away from home for a while. Later, she married an army officer and traveled with him. She taught Turkish literature in schools. She also took part in groups that worked for the rights of women and children.

Her sister, İsmet Kür (1916–2013), was also a teacher and writer. She wrote many books, especially for children. Halide Nusret's niece, Pınar Kür (born 1943), is a journalist.

Teaching Career

Halide Hanım started her teaching career in 1924. She taught in many different high schools across Turkey. Some of these cities included Edirne, Kırklareli, Kars, and Istanbul. In 1926, while teaching in Edirne, she married Aziz Vecihi Zorlutuna. He was a major in the army.

Their married life lasted for 45 years. They had two children: a son named Ergün, born in 1930, and a daughter named Emine, born in 1938. After teaching in Edirne for three years, she moved to Istanbul. She taught at Istanbul Girls' High School for seven years. Later, she taught in Kars, Karaman, and Urfa. She taught in Ankara starting in 1948. Halide Nusret retired in 1957. She wrote a book called My Little Friends, which shared her memories from teaching.

Literary Works

Halide Nusret wrote her first novel, Küller (which means Ashes), when she was 19 years old. She wrote articles for many different magazines and newspapers. Some of these included Kadın Gazetesi, Türk Kadını, Süs, and Hürriyet. Her work called Hanım Letters, published in 1923, made her well-known in the literary world.

She started writing poetry during the years after World War I. She joined a movement that focused on national Turkish literature. Her poem "Git Bahar" (meaning "Go Spring"), which showed strong national feelings, made her very famous. She used a special style of poetry called syllabic verse. She is known as one of the few poets whose poems the famous poet Yahya Kemal memorized. Halide Nusret also wrote plays that were published but not performed on stage. Some of her plays include Unremembering Governor and True Love.