Halide Edib Adıvar

Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964).

Born June 11th, 1884 in Istanbul. [ref]

Died January 9th, 1964 at 79 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]

Occupations
journalist, military personnel, novelist, politician, university teacher, writer

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci