Hafız Selman İzbeli: Difference between revisions

She always would say "Ben Cumhuriyetçiyim" ("I'm a Republican"). After the war, she learned to read and write with the [[Atatürk's Reforms#New Alphabet|new alphabet]], which was adopted in 1928. She was recommended to be a member of parliament, however, she declined, because she would have to uncover her head, and she did not want to take off her [[headscarf]]. When the founder of the Republic [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Mustafa Kemal]] came to Kastamonu, it is said that he visited İzbeli's home and that they drank coffee together.<ref name="BoyutPedia"/><ref name="kutrsn"/><ref name="Biogrfy"/>