Benal Zübeyde Nevzat (İştar) Arıman (1903 – 19 July 1990) was a Turkish poet, writer and politician.

[3][4] Her father, a lawyer, prominent local journalist, poet and a member of the Young Turks, was imprisoned in Adana for opposition to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II's (reigned 1876–1909) press censorship.

In 1922, she was sent to France for education upon recommendation of Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), as he liberated İzmir from Greek invasion.

[2][3] During her study in Paris, she was supported by her paternal uncle Refik Nevzat, a prominent Young Turk.

In the years 1932–1934, she was a member in the Committee for Language, History and Literature of the İzmir Community Center (Turkish: Halkevi).

[2] In addition to her political, social and cultural activities, she wrote poems, short stories, columns and made translations, which were published in several journals and periodicals, like Hizmet (1926–1932), Fikirler Derfisi (1927–1928), Ahenk (1927–1929), Anadolu (1929–1934) and Halkın Sesi (1932).

President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (in office 1923–1938), aware of the political activities of Benal Nevzat, recommended her nomination for the general election.