Nakiye Elgün

[1][4] Between 1914-1917 she worked at the Pious Ministry (Evkaf Nazırlığı); she was involved in the rehabilitation and organization of the Foundation Schools established in Sultanahmet.

She re-established this institution in 1917 under the name of Fevziye High School[3][5] During World War I, Elgün volunteered for the Red Crescent[1] and after the war, she spoke at various meetings in Istanbul to protest the occupation of Anatolia as chairman of the Association of Teachers during that period.

[1] Meanwhile, she returned to her working life in 1929 and was appointed as the director of Istanbul Girls High School.

However, when women were granted the right to be elected to the municipal and provincial councils in 1930, she quit her post and joined Istanbul General Assembly as a member from Beyoğlu.

On 25 May 1935, she was elected as a member of the Central Executive Board of the Turkish Aeronautical Association and on 13 June 1936 she was elected as a member of the General Staff of the Institution in the General Assembly of the Child Protection Organization.

In 1938, she assumed the task of chairman of the Topkapı Fukaraperver Society and continued her role in this position until her death.