Nezihe Araz (May 11, 1920 [1] - July 25, 2009 [2] ) is a Turkish journalist and writer.
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Biography
Neziha Araz was born on May 11, 1920 in Konya . Her father Ryfat Araz was the director of the branch of Ziraat Bank in Konya. He was later elected to parliament . Mother Nezheha was called Museye; she was Ryfat's second wife [3] . Nezikhe Araz graduated from the Lyceum for girls in Ankara, then Ankara University [1] [3] .
While studying at the university, Araz was greatly influenced by the lectures of Muzaffer Bashoglu and Behije Boran . Nizihe Araz even worked in the Adımlar magazine, which was published by Boran and Bashoglu, which supported the Turkish Communist Party [3] .
After graduation, Araz worked as an assistant Boran. After the last dismissal from the university in 1948, Nezikhe Araz returned to Istanbul. The Araz family was religious, her father was a member of the religious group of the Sufi preacher Kenan Rifai, so Nezikha's parents feared that she would be influenced by leftist ideas in Ankara. Gradually Nezikhe Araz also became a follower of Rifai [3] . In 1950, she published her first book, My World ( tour: Benim Dünyam ) [1] . In 1951, after the death of Rifai, Araz published the book “Kenan Rifai and Islam in the Light of the 20th Century” ( Turkish Ken'an Rifai ve Yirminci Asrın Işığında Müslümanlık ), co-authored by Samiha Iverdi, Safie Erol and Sophie Khuri [3] .
Since 1952, Nezihe Araz has worked in the magazine Resimli Hayat published by Şevket Rado. Then she worked in Hayat magazine of the same company. In 1953, she published Fatih'in Deruni Tarihi, which described the biography of Mehmed II as part of a religious approach [4] . In 1956, Araz began working for the Havadis newspaper. In the material made to her after a business trip to Mecca, a photograph of an Arab man relieving his need for a wall was published. This photograph provoked the indignation of King Faisal II of Iraq and Araz was fired from the newspaper [3] .
In 1957-1963, Araz worked in the newspaper Yeni Sabah . In 1959, she published the book “Saints of Anatolia” ( tour: Anadolu Evliyaları ), which described biographies of 50 saints. This book was a huge commercial success and became a bestseller [3] . In the 1950s and 1960s, Nezikhe Araz published a number of books, she also led columns in the publications Yeni İstanbul, Milliyet and Güneş [4] .
Since 1973, Araz has written plays. In 1987, Araz wrote the play “Afife Jale” about the life of the first Turkish theater actress Afife Jale [5] , this play received the award “Best Play” awarded by the Turkish Ministry of Culture [4] .
She died on July 25, 2009 [2] .
In 2003, Nezikhe Araz was awarded the Burkhan Felek Prize [1] for her journalistic activities.
In 2012, a documentary was shot about the life of Nezikhe Araz [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 (Fatma) Nezihe Araz . Women Writers of Turkey. Date of treatment April 1, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Araz yaşama veda etti ( Turkish ) . Hürriyet (July 25, 2009). Date of treatment April 1, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Solculuktan sufiliğe: Nezihe Araz ( tur .) . Hürriyet (August 1, 2009). Date of treatment April 1, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Büyük Larousse, vol. 2, p. 762, Milliyet Gazetesi Yayınları, “Araz (Nezihe)”
- ↑ Yazar Nezihe Araz öldü (tour.) (July 26, 2009). Date of treatment May 21, 2013.