Leyla Khanim

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Leyla Hanim (d. 1848) was a 19th century Turkish woman poet.

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Biography

Leyla Hanım was born (date unknown) in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Her father was Moralızâde Hâmid Efendi and her mother was Hadîce Hanım. [1] She was educated by the father of poet Mehmed Fuad Pasha, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, who was also a poet and writer. Leyla experienced a brief marriage which resulted in divorce. [1] She died in 1848. As a member of the Mevlevi Order, she is buried at the Galata Mevlevihanesi.

After Leyla's divorce, she started writing poetry collected in a diwan. She experimented with various forms of poetry. After her father died she wrote odes in the Iran tradition of ghazal. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leyla Hanim Brief Bio". allpoetry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. "Leyla Hanim Bio from Dictionary of Women Worldwide". www.encyclopedia.com.

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