 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.