A Republıcan Intellectual Educatıonıst From Izmir: Vedide Baha Pars
Project no. 20428 · Status: Kapanmış · 2018
Summary
Vedide Baha Pars is an educationist author who trained many students and has been well-known in İzmir during the times of Atatürk and İnönü. Although she wasn’t very talented in literature, she published one of important magazines in İzmir, Fikirler, in its second period and wrote or translated many pieces about pedagogics, psychology and literature. She is the daughter of Hakkı Baha Pars, a well-known educationist and important figure of Turkish Revolution History. She published both her own and translation articles in pedagogics, psychology and sociology fields in Fikirler between 1930 and 1950. Another media organs she wrote about same topics are Eğitim Hareketleri and Birlik magazines. She published eight issues of a vocational magazine called Okul ve Ulus between January-October 1936 with her father Hakkı Baha, her brother Cahit and her husband Ali Kemal Karadayı. She published educational articles and children plays in this magazine. She’s a significant figure of modern Turkish woman who’s cultured, interested in western culture, having a strong personality and embracing the new social life begun with the decloration of Republic. In addition to her works in educational field, Vedide Baha Pars has also been active in İzmir Halkevi (İzmir Community Center), İzmir Kadınlar Birliği (İzmir Women’s Union), Yardımseverler Derneği (Humanitarions’ Society), Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu (Turkish Social Service and Children Protection Institution) and Öğretmenler Derneği (Teachers’ Society). She organised concerts, exhibitions, theatres and gave many speeches about social problems in national days and graduation ceremonies. All these activities made her an energetic leader in public and she’s always been remembered with respect as a pioneer who made an acceptence with her leading, strong female personality. Keywords: Female Educationist Author from İzmir, Fikirler magazine, Principle of İzmir Girls High School.