Naciye Suman

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Naciye Suman
Üsküp, Ottoman Empire
Died23 July 1973(1973-07-23) (aged 92)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Other namesNaciye Hanım
Occupationphotographer
Years active1919–1930
Known forFirst Turkish, Muslim professional woman photographer
SpouseÝsmail Hakký Bey (aka İsmail Hakkı Bey)

Naciye Suman (23 April 1881 – 23 July 1973), known through her career as Madame Naciye or Naciye Hanım, was the first Turkish Muslim professional woman photographer. When Turkish titles were abolished in favor of fixed hereditary surnames, she chose the surname Suman. After learning photography in Austria, she opened a studio in her home in 1919. Her clients were mostly women and she took portraits and bridal pictures. Later, she taught photography classes at the sultan's palace.

Early life

Naciye was born on 23 April 1881 in

Macedonia to Major Salih Bey. She was styled for a portion of her life with the title Hanım (meaning "lady" or "madame"). In 1903, she married a captain Ýsmail Hakký Bey (aka İsmail Hakkı Bey).[1][2] She had three children: Nusret Suman, who would become a sculptor; and two daughters Fikret and Nedret.[3] As a result of the forced migration during the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, the family was forced to migrate to Anatolia. During the migration, Suman lost her fourth child near the Hungarian border. Though the family made it to Istanbul, a trusted friend helped them escape the conflict relocating them to Vienna. Photography at that time was a novelty, and Suman studied to learn the skill. The following year, 1914, her husband was called back to Turkey and the family, which included Suman, her husband, three children, his mother, a grandmother and three servants, were moved into the Saitpaşa Mansion in Yıldız in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. She brought her camera equipment with her and set up a small studio in the laundry area of the rooftop.[4]

Career

During

Surname Law, allowing citizens to adopt hereditary surnames rather than using titles, Naciye took "Suman" as a last name.[6]

Suman died on 23 July 1973 in Ankara, Turkey.[6] It was believed that her photographs were lost, but collector and writer, Gülderen Bölük, has been able to document postcards with the studio stamp and preserve six of them.[1][7]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Akkent 2012.
  2. ^ Çınar 2011.
  3. ^ Bölük 2008, p. 1.
  4. ^ a b c Karaaslan 2015.
  5. ^ a b Bölük 2008, p. 2.
  6. ^ a b c Şekercioğlu 2015.
  7. ^ Swissper 2012, pp. 27–28.

Bibliography

  • Akkent, Meral (2012). "Naciye Hanım (Suman)" (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey: İstanbul Kadın Müzesi. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  • Bölük, Gülderen (2008). "Kızı, Türkiye'nin İlk Kadın Fotoğrafçısı Naciye Suman'ı Anlattı" [Daughter of Turkey's First Woman Photographer Naciye Suman to US]. Yeni Aktüel Dergisi (in Turkish) (106). Istanbul, Turkey: Turkuvaz Gazete Dergi Basım A.Ş. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  • Çınar, Erol (2011). "Yüzyýllýk Çýnar; Nedret Ekþigil" [Centennial of the light: Nedret Ekþigil]. FoçaFoça (in Turkish). Foça, Turkey: Nurdan Çakır Tezgin.
    ISSN 1308-8483. Archived from the original
    on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  • Karaaslan, Muzaffer, ed. (9 November 2015). "Naciye Suman Kim" [Who was Naciye Suman] (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey: Feymag. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  • Şekercioğlu, Nagihan (31 July 2015). "Naciye Hanım Anısına: Naciye Suman Dosyası" [Ms. Naciye Memoriam: Naciye Suman File]. Nsekercioglu (in Turkish). Konya, Turkey. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  • "Collector of Ottoman photographs Gülderen Bölük (Photographer-writer)". Swissper. Istanbul, Turkey: İmtiyaz Sahibi, Maya Communications and Design Services. November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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