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Turkish Studies 2007
ONE OF A NAMELESS HEROINE OF OUR POLITICAL HISTORY: UNIONIST MRS. SEN YE HANIM / S YASAL TAR H M Z N S MS Z KAHRAMANLARINDAN: TT HAT I SEN YE HANIMKeywords: Seniye Han m , Emine Semiye , Necla Neyyal , Committee of Union and Progress ( ttihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti) , The Second Constitutional Monarchy (II. Me rutiyet) Abstract: Mrs. Seniye from Varna had established Woman Branch of Committee of Union and Progress ( ttihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti) in Selanik before the Declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy and fulfilled secret political activities as a vice president. She dashed her hopes in the period from constitutional monarchy to republic. Although she was the pioneering person in the Woman Movement, following year her name lapsed into obscurity. The narratives of Mrs. Seniye by Mrs. Emine Semiye, her close friend and by Mrs. Necla whom she met in Selanik and in stanbul in different times helps us to familiarize her even nearly.
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