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|nickname = Nene Hatun
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'''Nene Hatun''' (1857 – 22 May 1955) was a Turkish ]ine, who became known for fighting against Russian forces during the recapture of Fort Aziziye in ] from ] forces at the start of the ].<ref>M. Talat Uzunyaylali. Efsane Kadin - Nene Hatun. (2013) {{ISBN|9752691862}}, {{ISBN|978-9752691865}}</ref>
'''Nene Hatun''' (]- ] ]) was a twenty year old woman with a three month old baby at the start of the ], which is known as the "The war of 93" (''93 Harbi'') in ] in reference to the ] in which the war was fought. She had been living in a neighborhood of ] called ] that was close to an important fortification defending the city. In November 1877 Aziziye Fort was attacked by the Russians, but they were heavily defeated and forced to retreat partly with the help of women volunteers from the city's civilian population. Nene Hatun was identified as being the most heroic of them all and became a symbol of bravery. Third-party reports on the battle for Aziziye Fort shed a less-favourable light on the events and speak of terrible mutilations being inflicted on the Russian soldiers. "Nearly every Russian found lying on the ground was decapitated or otherwise mangled; and the dreadful crimes appear to have been perpretrated by women from the city who, when it was seen that the Russians were defeated, issued forth with knives, hatchets, and other household weapons, to dispatch the wounded who lay gasping on the ground." <ref>{{cite book
| last =Ollier
| first =Edmund
| title =Cassell's Illustrated History of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78
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== Turkish historiography ==
Nene Hatun lived in Aziziye her entire life, and died there at the age of 98. She was named as "Mother of the Mothers" in ]. Until her death, she was also known as the "Mother of the Third Army" because of her close ties with the military personnel in her region. <ref>{{Citation
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| first = Tarihin Tanıkları
According to ], she had been living in a neighborhood of ] called ] 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|date=March 2011}} 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 ]. 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|date=July 2013}}
⚫ | title = 93 Harbi'nde Nene Hatun
| url = http://www.tarihintaniklari.com/contents/haber_oku.asp?haber=31
| accessdate = 2007-08-30}}</ref> There is a project about shooting a movie about the heroic life of her. The project is expected to be ready by November 2007.<ref>{{Citation
| first = Turkish Daily News
| title = The Life of a Turkish Heroine On Screen
| url = http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=82031
⚫ | accessdate = 2007-08-30}}</ref>


== Later life==
Nene Hatun should not be confused with ] who, although associated with the same geography of Erzurum, was an important figure of the ] ] of ].
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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 ] during the ]. In 1954 she was remembered as the last survivor of the ] and was visited by General Baransel, commander of the 3rd Turkish army, and from then until her death she was known as the "Mother of the Third Army". She was named as "Mother of the Mothers" on the ] in 1955. She died of ] on 22 May 1955 at the age of 98 and was laid to rest in the martyrs' cemetery at Fort Aziziye.<ref>{{cite web |work=Tarihin Tanıkları |title=93 Harbi'nde Nene Hatun |url=http://www.tarihintaniklari.com/contents/haber_oku.asp?haber=31
⚫ | accessdate=2007-08-30 }}</ref>

== Nene Hatun in film ==

Nene Hatun was depicted in the 1973 Turkish movie ''Gazi kadin (Nene hatun)'' starring ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263373 |work=IMDb The Internet Movie Database |title=Gazi kadin (Nene hatun) (1973) }}</ref> Another movie titled ''Nene Hatun'' was released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1718844/ |work=IMDb The Internet Movie Database |title=Nene Hatun (2010) }}</ref>

== See also ==
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Nene Hatun
Statue of Nene Hatun by Metin Yurdanur at Aziziye Fort in Erzurum.
Nickname(s)Nene Hatun
Born1857
Erzurum, Ottoman Empire
Died1955 (aged 97–98)
Erzurum, Turkey
BuriedAziziye Fort, Erzurum
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Years of service1877–78
Battles / warsRusso-Turkish War (1877–78)

Nene Hatun (1857 – 22 May 1955) was a Turkish folk heroine, who became known for fighting against Russian forces during the recapture of Fort Aziziye in Erzurum from Russian forces at the start of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

Turkish historiography

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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 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.

Later life

Grave of Nene Hatun at Aziziye Fort in Erzurum

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 World War I during the battle of Gallipoli. In 1954 she was remembered as the last survivor of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and was visited by General Baransel, commander of the 3rd Turkish army, and from then until her death she was known as the "Mother of the Third Army". She was named as "Mother of the Mothers" on the Mother's Day in 1955. She died of pneumonia on 22 May 1955 at the age of 98 and was laid to rest in the martyrs' cemetery at Fort Aziziye.

Nene Hatun in film

Nene Hatun was depicted in the 1973 Turkish movie Gazi kadin (Nene hatun) starring Türkan Şoray and Kadir İnanır. Another movie titled Nene Hatun was released in 2010.

See also

  • ERV Nene Hatun, Turkey's first emergency response vessel built in Turkey in 2014

References

  1. M. Talat Uzunyaylali. Efsane Kadin - Nene Hatun. (2013) ISBN 9752691862, ISBN 978-9752691865
  2. "93 Harbi'nde Nene Hatun". Tarihin Tanıkları. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  3. "Gazi kadin (Nene hatun) (1973)". IMDb The Internet Movie Database.
  4. "Nene Hatun (2010)". IMDb The Internet Movie Database.

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