[TURANISM IDEAL BY FEMALE TURKISH AUTHOR] Yeni Turan. [i.e. The new Turan]

HALIDE EDIB ADIVAR, (1884-1964), Tanin Matbaasi, Istanbul, [AH 1329] = 1913. Original wrappers. Foxing on the cover, stains on some pages, chipping on extremities. Wear on the spine, creasing on covers. Overall a fair/good copy. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [1], 188 p.Exceedingly rare first edition of this utopian novel reflects the nationalist atmosphere of the period and mostly reflects the problem of how women will serve Turkish nationalism as an ideology and realizes this through the protagonist of the novel named Kaya. Halide Edib [or Edio] Adivar was a Turkish novelist, teacher, ultranationalist and feminist intellectual. 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. She was a Pan-Turkist and several of her novels advocated for the Turanism movement. The term "Turan" is of Iranian origin