The Female Characters in the Days of National War of Independence in Halide Edip Ad var’s Stories

This article is about the examination of the female characters’ experiences during the NationalWar of Independence in Halide Edip Ad var’s stories. As known, the women of that era suffered a lot.They were tortured and they endured the difficulties of the War. In her stories about that period theauthor Halide Edip depicts the tragedies of the women. She signifies the characters that lost their honor,husbands, children, minds, happinesses and lives. The stories reveal some facts about the effects of theWar on women. Thus the Turkish nation by showing the suffering experienced by women in the strugglefor independence, they emphasized the importance of the liberation war.