Zehra Say

Fatma Zehra Bilgin Say
BornFebruary 18, 1906
Ankara, Ottoman Empire
DiedDecember 16, 1990 (aged 84)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Ottoman Empire
Known forPainting, Being the first officially married Turkish woman
MovementNaturalism[1]
SpouseFuat Say (m. 1926)
Occupation(s)Painter, art teacher[2]
Children2

Zehra Say (February 18, 1906 – December 16, 1990) was a Turkish painter and first Turkish woman to be officially married under the 1926 Civil Marriage law.[3] She is known as one of the pioneering women of Atatürk's Turkey for her modern look on women's equality.[4] As an artist she is known for her paintings of nature, flowers and fruits. Her great love of nature reflected in her paintings as she depicted Istanbul in a different light. Her work is described as an realistic interpretation of nature.[1] She is the mother of painter Emel Say and grandmother of pianist Fazıl Say.[3]

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  4. ^ "Resmi nikâhla evlenen ilk Türk kadını Zehra Say" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 14 June 1987. p. 6 – via Cumhuriyet Arşivi. See:Talk:Zehra Say