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Melek was born in 1896 in the Hasiosman village of [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir (Manyas)]] province into the slave and land possessing Hunç clan of the [[Ubykh people|Oubykh tribe]] (a tribe expelled by Russians from [[Circassia]] in the 1860s).<ref name=Akkent >{{cite web |last1=Akkent |first1=Meral |editor-last1=Strane |editor-first1=Susan |translator-last1=Kural |translator-first1=Faruk |title=Hayriye Melek Hunç |url=http://www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org/en/hayriye-melek-hunc |website=Istanbul Kadin Muzesi |publisher=[[Women's Museum İstanbul]] |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425011208/http://www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org/en/hayriye-melek-hunc |archive-date=25 April 2021 |location=Istanbul, Turkey |date=2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Toumarkine |first=Alexandre |editor-last1=Köksal |editor-first1=Duygu |editor-last2=Falierou |editor-first2=Anastasia |title=A Social History of Late Ottoman Women: New Perspectives |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qfl0AQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA317&dq=Hayriye%20Melek&pg=PA317#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=2013 |chapter=14. Hayriye Melek (Hunç), a Circassian Ottoman Writer between Feminism and Nationalism |chapter-url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004255258/B9789004255258_016.xml |pages=317–337 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |isbn=978-90-04-25525-8}}</ref>{{Rp|318}} Melek's father Kasbolat Bey supported the Ottomans in the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Ottoman War of 1877-1878]] by mobilizing a voluntary auxiliary unit of Circassian horsemen from the area around [[Manyas]].<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|318}} Melek studied at a Catholic girls' school named [[Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul|Notre Dame de Sion]] in [[Istanbul]]. As per professor {{ill|Alexandre Toumarkine|tr}} in spite of psychological and emotional issues, Melek had a strong and rebellious character.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|318}} She spoke Turkish, French, and dialects of northwest Caucasus namely [[Adyghe language|Adyghe]], [[Abaza language|Abaza]], and |
Melek was born in 1896 in the Hasiosman village of [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir (Manyas)]] province into the slave and land possessing Hunç clan of the [[Ubykh people|Oubykh tribe]] (a tribe expelled by Russians from [[Circassia]] in the 1860s).<ref name=Akkent >{{cite web |last1=Akkent |first1=Meral |editor-last1=Strane |editor-first1=Susan |translator-last1=Kural |translator-first1=Faruk |title=Hayriye Melek Hunç |url=http://www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org/en/hayriye-melek-hunc |website=Istanbul Kadin Muzesi |publisher=[[Women's Museum İstanbul]] |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425011208/http://www.istanbulkadinmuzesi.org/en/hayriye-melek-hunc |archive-date=25 April 2021 |location=Istanbul, Turkey |date=2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Toumarkine |first=Alexandre |editor-last1=Köksal |editor-first1=Duygu |editor-last2=Falierou |editor-first2=Anastasia |title=A Social History of Late Ottoman Women: New Perspectives |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qfl0AQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA317&dq=Hayriye%20Melek&pg=PA317#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=2013 |chapter=14. Hayriye Melek (Hunç), a Circassian Ottoman Writer between Feminism and Nationalism |chapter-url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004255258/B9789004255258_016.xml |pages=317–337 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |isbn=978-90-04-25525-8}}</ref>{{Rp|318}} Melek's father Kasbolat Bey supported the Ottomans in the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Ottoman War of 1877-1878]] by mobilizing a voluntary auxiliary unit of Circassian horsemen from the area around [[Manyas]].<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|318}} Melek studied at a Catholic girls' school named [[Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul|Notre Dame de Sion]] in [[Istanbul]]. As per professor {{ill|Alexandre Toumarkine|tr}} in spite of psychological and emotional issues, Melek had a strong and rebellious character.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|318}} She spoke Turkish, French, and dialects of northwest Caucasus namely [[Adyghe language|Adyghe]], [[Abaza language|Abaza]], and languages.<ref name=":0" /> She married Yusuf İzzet in 1919 and followinghis death in 1931, she married Prof. Aytek Namitok. |
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Hayriye Melek Hunç (also known as Hayriye Melek, Xunce Hayriye Melek (Хъунджэ Хъэйрие-Мелэч) (b. 1896 - d. 24 October 1963) was a Circassian writer. She is considered one of the first women writers of that heritage.
Early life
Melek was born in 1896 in the Hasiosman village of Balıkesir (Manyas) province into the slave and land possessing Hunç clan of the Oubykh tribe (a tribe expelled by Russians from Circassia in the 1860s).[1][2]: 318 Melek's father Kasbolat Bey supported the Ottomans in the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877-1878 by mobilizing a voluntary auxiliary unit of Circassian horsemen from the area around Manyas.[2]: 318 Melek studied at a Catholic girls' school named Notre Dame de Sion in Istanbul. As per professor Alexandre Toumarkine in spite of psychological and emotional issues, Melek had a strong and rebellious character.[2]: 318 She spoke Turkish, French, and dialects of northwest Caucasus namely Adyghe, Abaza, and Ubykh languages.[2] She married Yusuf İzzet in 1919 and followinghis death in 1931, she married Prof. Aytek Namitok.
Career
Social work
Melek was one of the members of the Cerkes Ittihad ve Teavün Cemiyeti (Circassian Association for Union and Mutual Aid). The group was founded on November 17, 1908. She participated in the association's social and cultural activities; collecting money for Circassian school, helping in development of Circassian alphabet in non-Arabic letters and writing for publications catering to Circassians.[2] She was editor-in-chief of the journal Diyane (Our Mother) published in 1920, and the author of the newspaper Qhuaze (Guide) published between 1911-1914. She also worked for Adyghe, a magazine and newspaper published in Turkish.
Literary work
During 1908 and 1909 Melek serialized at least 5 writings in the form of stories and poems, which appeared in Mehasin (an illustrated review).[2] Her first novel, Zühre-i Elem, (The sorrow of the Shepherd star) was published in 1910. She contributed patriotic literature on wars in the Caucasus that includes her 1911 writings in their association's review magazine, Gauze. She wrote political articles such as Kabileler Arasinda (among the tribes).
Death and legacy
Melek died on 24 October 1963 in Istanbul and was buried at the Karacaahmet Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b Akkent, Meral (2012). Strane, Susan (ed.). "Hayriye Melek Hunç". Istanbul Kadin Muzesi. Translated by Kural, Faruk. Istanbul, Turkey: Women's Museum İstanbul. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Toumarkine, Alexandre (2013). "14. Hayriye Melek (Hunç), a Circassian Ottoman Writer between Feminism and Nationalism". In Köksal, Duygu; Falierou, Anastasia (eds.). A Social History of Late Ottoman Women: New Perspectives. Brill Publishers. pp. 317–337. ISBN 978-90-04-25525-8.
Further reading
- Berzeg, Sefer E. (1995). "Hayriye Melek Hunç". Kafkas diasporası'nda edebiyatçılar ve yazarlar sözlüğü [Dictionary of Literati and Writers in the Caucasian Diaspora] (in Turkish). Samsun, Turkey: Kafkasya Gerçeği. pp. 125–126. OCLC 34262599.
- Tural, Sadık; Cunbur, Müjgan (2004). "Hayriye Melek Hunç". Türk dünyası edebiyatçıları ansiklopedisi [Turkish World Literary Encyclopedia] (in Turkish). Vol. 5: Heto - kezik. Ankara, Turkey: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanlığı Yayınları. p. 69. ISBN 978-975-16-1281-6.