Fatma Aliye

Fatma Aliye was born in Istanbul on 9 October 1862, the daughter of the historian and statesman Ahmet Cevdet Paşa. She educated herself by following the lessons of her brother's tutors and learned French. In 1889 she published a translation signed “a woman”, then wrote a novel jointly with the novelist Ahmet Mithat. In 1897 she founded a charitable association, became the first woman member of the Red Crescent and died in Istanbul on 13 July 1936.

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• NovelMuhâderatFatma Aliye · 1892not translated into EnglishLiterature