Hafız Selman İzbeli was a Turkish militia member in the Turkish War of Independence and the first female councilwoman in Kastamonu.
She was one of the founders of the Müdâfaa-i hukuk Cemiyeti Womens branch. [1]
During the Turkish War of Independence
She gathered the women of Kastamonu and made them weave socks, sweaters and flannel for the soldiers. She came from a wealthy family. When the soldiers came to Kastamonu she met them all on the road and fed them all.[2][3]
Founding of the Republic
She always would say "Ben Cumhuriyetçiyim" ("I'm a Republican."). After the war she learned to read and write with the new alphabet. 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. When Mustafa Kemal came to Kastamonu it is said that he visited İzbelis home and that they drank coffee together.[2][3][1]
References
- ^ a b "Hafız Selman İzbeli". biyografya.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b "KURTULUŞ SAVAŞI'NIN KAHRAMAN KADINLARI". Yeniçağ. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Hafız Selman İzbeli". kultursehrikastamonu.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
Sources
- "Atatürk'le kahve içmiş" [They had coffee with Atatürk] (PDF) (in Turkish). Milliyet. 30 August. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via http://earsiv.sehir.edu.tr.
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- Yusufoğlu, Kahraman (20 July 2011). Yusufoğlu, Selman (ed.). Atatürk'ten Hatıralar 4 - Çağdaş Cumhuriyet Kadını. Bayrampaşa-Istanbul: Nakkaş Yapım. p. 170. ISBN 6059828444.
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