Atatürk, Kemal, 1881-1938; Turkey -- Description and travel; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1918-1960
Women may be protected away from their duty, 29 _et seq._
and cows, 29
a great nuisance when they are brave, 54 _et seq._
at a grave disadvantage as journalists, 58
their seclusion comes from Byzantium, not from the Koran, 92
they “count” in the East;
their progress compared with the same in England, 92, 205
leave much housework to men, 100
work in the war, 102
must remain anonymous, 111
Turkish women on English ballrooms, 111
never recognised by Government or by the Press, 115, 116
not now confined to harem by advanced Turks, 138
their freedom imperfect in England, 147
their real freedom desired by the enlightened, 157
the author and M. Kemal discuss the harem, 184-186
lectures and friendships and weddings, 187-191
women’s progress in Turkey started on right lines, 185
should not compete, but co-operate, with men, 185
their ways in Turkey, 189
harem in a Byzantine heresy, 190
famous Turkish women who spoke or sang in public, 190
gained much from American colleges, 204
their freedom a burning question in Turkey, 209
their legal status, 209, 210
excellent women’s papers, 209
carried forward one hundred years by work for the Red Crescent in the
Balkan Wars, 210
may probably retain the veil for its Nationalist significance, 210
brilliant students, 211
only a few feminine “stars” at present, 211
visit to a Lycée for Girls, 216, 217
their schools and the University in Constantinople, 217
Soubhi, an eloquent opponent of the harem, 233, 234
manifold injustice at the hands of the Puritans, who dare to scorn
the unmarried mother, 265, 266
all Turks respect maternity, 266
their “unskilled” labour expensive, 275
never listened to by statesmen, 290
no place in Embassies, 291
more respected by French statesmen than English, 291
their unpaid and unrecognised service is gratefully received, 292
men more “natural” with Frenchwomen than English, 292, 293
Yahia Kemal, a poet who might do even finer work, 222
Yaili, or native carriage, dangerous driving, 254 _et seq._
Yemen, exiles to, 23
_Yeni Gun_, newspaper in Angora 143
Younous Nadi Bey, who “ought to be shot,” editor of _Yeni Gun_, 143
a visit to his office and printing works, 144
his varying news of Lausanne, 147
Young Turks not to blame for joining Germany, 25
do not understand official diplomacy, 64, 65
tremendous energy of the young nation-makers, 147
universal admiration for Halidé Hanoum, 208
hard work in “deposing” Sultans, 227
Youssouf Kemal Bey, Ambassador from Angora, 27
Youssouff Zeddine, Prince, listens to stories of England, 249, 250
his courage and his suicide, 250
Zakaroff, his gold, 42
Zeyneb, (i), beautiful lady-professor at Bagdad, 190
Zeyneb (ii), heroine of Pierre Loti, 19, 22 _et seq._
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