Hafız Selman İzbeli

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 women's branch of the "Association for Defence of National Rights" (Turkish: Müdâfaa-i Hukuk Cemiyeti).[1]

During the Turkish War of Independence

She gathered the women of Kastamonu, and made them knit socks, sweaters and flannel for the soldiers fighting in the Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923). 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 would always say "Ben Cumhuriyetçiyim" ("I'm a Republican"). After the war, she learned to read and write with the 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 came to Kastamonu, it is said that he visited İzbeli's home and that they drank coffee together.[2][3][1]

References
  1. "Hafız Selman İzbeli". biyografya.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "KURTULUŞ SAVAŞI'NIN KAHRAMAN KADINLARI". Yeniçağ. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. "Hafız Selman İzbeli". kultursehrikastamonu.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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