Nene Hatun
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Nene Hatun (1858 – 22 May 1955) was a Turkish
Turkish historiography
According to Turkish folklore, she had been living in a neighborhood of Erzurum called Aziziye that was close to an important fortification defending the city. On the night of 7 November 1877, Nene Hatun's older brother Hasan, who returned home badly wounded, died. Fort Aziziye was captured by the Russian army on the evening of 9 November. In the morning when the news of the Russian capture of Fort of Aziziye was heard, she kissed her dead brother's head and took an oath to avenge his death. She left her newborn baby girl and 3 year old son, Yusuf, at home, joining the counterattack against Aziziye with her dead brother's rifle and her hatchet. The counter-attack was launched by Turkish civilians who were mostly women and elderly men armed with axes and farming equipment. Hundreds of Turkish civilians were killed by Russian gunfire[citation needed] but their numbers were so overwhelming they managed to enter the fortifications by breaking down its iron doors. A hand-to-hand fight ended with around 2,000 Russian soldiers being killed and the rest routed. Nene Hatun was found unconscious, wounded and her bloodied hands still firmly grasping her hatchet. She was singled out for her heroism and would become a symbol of bravery.[citation needed]
Later life
Nene Hatun lived the rest of her life in Aziziye. She lost her husband in the following years and her son Yusuf was killed in
Nene Hatun in film
Nene Hatun was depicted in the 1973 Turkish movie Gazi kadin (Nene hatun) starring Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır.[3] Another movie titled Nene Hatun was released in 2010.[4]
See also
- ERV Nene Hatun, Turkey's first emergency response vessel built in Turkey in 2014
References
- ISBN 978-9752691865
- ^ "93 Harbi'nde Nene Hatun". Tarihin Tanıkları. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
- ^ "Gazi kadin (Nene hatun) (1973)". IMDb The Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Nene Hatun (2010)". IMDb The Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Nene Hatun biography (in Turkish)
- Nene Natun's letter to President Inonu (in Turkish)