She was educated in England at Rochester Girls' Grammar School, and in France, and at the University of Halle.

She was awarded the Order of Charity (Şefkat Nişanı) for her efforts on behalf of women in Turkey.

The French army could lose tens of thousands in a day as their tacticians failed to take account of the German mechanised machine guns.

One commentator found an abandoned railway truck full of wounded soldiers who just wanted somehere dignified to die.

[12][13] "I am convinced that the most important factor in social reconstruction today is the trained nurse," she explained.

"[14] In 1922, she returned to Turkey to cover the Turkish War of Independence; in 1927, she was back in Ankara, reporting on the rapidly changing city.

[1][4] She also worked on three biographical projects: Prince Nicholas of Greece's memoirs (1923), a biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1930), and The Authorised Life Story of Princess Marina (1934).