Halide Edib Adıvar (Ottoman Turkish: خالده اديب sometimes spelled Halidé Edib in English) (11 June 1884 – 9 January 1964) was a Turkish novelist, nationalist, kemalist, teacher and political leader for women's rights. She was best known for her novels criticizing the low social status of Turkish women and what she saw from her observation as the lack of interest of most women in changing their situation.
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1884 Constantinople
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9 January 1964 (aged 79)
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