Halide Edip Adıvar’ın Hikâyelerinde Milli Mücadele’yi Yaşayan Kadınlar
The Female Characters in the Days of National War of Independence in Halide Edip Adıvar’s Stories

Summary/Abstract: This article is about the examination of the female characters’ experiences during the National War of Independence in Halide Edip Adıvar’s stories. As known, the women of that era suffered a lot. They were tortured and they endured the difficulties of the War. In her stories about that period the author Halide Edip depicts the tragedies of the women. She signifies the characters that lost their honor, husbands, children, minds, happinesses and lives. The stories reveal some facts about the effects of the War on women. Thus the Turkish nation by showing the suffering experienced by women in the struggle for independence, they emphasized the importance of the liberation war.

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