have equal rights within marriage, and condemned the practice of arranged marriage. As a result of her campaigns, women gained some significant successes, as in 1913 seven women were hired at the telephone office and in 1914, a woman's university offering courses in sciences and literature was opened in Istanbul. From 1913 to 1914, Women’s World, also published a French edition aimed at increasing dialogue between European feminists and Association members. Mevlan operated Women's World until 1921. At that time the Turkish War of Independence was being waged and Mevlan's husband, as a supporter of Kurdish independence would be deported as one of the 150 personae non gratae of Turkey in 1923. In 1927, Mevlan divorced and began operating a boarding house for students. In 1931, she married a medical student, Ali Muharrem Civelek, from Antioch who had housed with her during his studies at the Faculty of Medicine. Upon completion of his studies, the couple left Istanbul and relocated to Kırıkhan. Civelek died on 9 April 1964 in Kırıkhan, Hatay Province, Turkey and was buried in Asri Cemetery in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Legacy After her death, a public library bearing her name was established in 1967 by her husband. By 2004, the library housed over 9,000 books. There is also a street in Kırıkhan which bears her name and in the cemetery where she was buried, her husband installed a fountain to her memory. In 1967, in the same cemetery, the Turkish Women's Council () dedicated a commemorative plaque in her name. References Citations Sources 1893 births 1964 deaths Turkish women's rights activists 20th-century Turkish women writers 20th-century Turkish writers Turkish magazine founders Turkish feminist writers 20th-century journalists from the Ottoman Empire Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish women journalists