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| Nene Hatun | |
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.jpg) Statue of Nene Hatun by Metin Yurdanur at Aziziye Fort in Erzurum. | |
| Nickname(s) | Nene Hatun |
| Born | 1857 Erzurum, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1955 (aged 97–98) Erzurum, Turkey |
| Buried | Aziziye Fort, Erzurum |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | 1877–78 |
| Battles / wars | Russo-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
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 brother Hasan, who was heavily 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 three-month-old baby girl and an adolescent son 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 2000 Russian soldiers being killed and the rest routed (see:Battle of Erzurum (1877)). 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
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. After Turkish war of independence she had a difficult life, relying on help given by the local municipality, even sending a letter in 1943 to Turkish president Ismet Inonu asking for reinstatement of her one bread a day allowance. American General Ridgway visited her in 1952 and when he asked her if she could join a new war she told him "of course I will." 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
References
- "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.
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- 1857 births
- 1955 deaths
- People from Erzurum
- Women of the Ottoman Empire in warfare
- Turkish women in warfare
- National Heroes of Turkey
- 19th-century people of the Ottoman Empire
- 20th-century people of the Ottoman Empire
- 20th-century Turkish people
- Ottoman people of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
- Women in 19th-century warfare
- Women in European warfare
- Women in war in the Middle East
- Turkish folklore
- 20th-century Turkish women