Featuring PELIN BATU as Halide Edib

Pelin BatuRaised in a polygamous family, young Halide Edib defies the sultan and in 1901 becomes the first Muslem Turkish girl to graduate from the American College. She becomes a leader in the emancipation of Turkish women, and has been called “the mother of the new Turkey.”

Actress Pelin Batu has been described as “an innocent looking woman with a femme fatale flavor.” She came to prominence at Cannes with her film debut in Harem Suare (Harem Nights), in the role of a slave-girl, and has starred in Turkish movies including Commissar Shakespeare, Operation Cherry, and Gunpowder in My Blood. A multi-talented actress, writer, and musician, Pelin studied at New York University, the Sorbonne, and is completing her Ph.D. at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University. She performs with a jazz band, has published two books of poetry, and for two years was co-host of the popular Turkish television show Back Rooms of History.