 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.