The women in Halide Edip Adıvar, Aka Gündüz abd Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novels

literatüre is an art with in the society. Therefore, literary works cover us as a individval and social. They reflect our lifes like a miıror. Ât the same time, they show ideal öne, guide for our future. Woman, is half of society and the base of femily, takes place in Uterary works, too, from the begining. But her role changes in a form of parallel her eflfect to sociel life. Before the religion of islam, Turkish woman was side by side man and used to live an extreme effective life and this situation was reûected in tiıe same way in Kûltigin inseriptions and Dede Korkut stories. Together islam, Turkish society, was influenced of Arab and Iran culture, pushed the woman to passive life. The proof of this introvert life was seen in Divan Şiir(Classical Turkihs Poetry). With begining of Tanzimat(Refonn) the place of woman in the society was begun to be discussed again. However in the term of Milli Mücadele( National struggle) she under took an activ© role and ideal typies became very important in vrorks. Halide Edip Adıvar's novels, Handan(Handan), Vurun Kahpeye(Shoot to Whore) and Sinekli Bakkal{HtyMl Orocery)'s heroes are ideal typies. too. Handan(Handan)'s hero is a well educated, arresting woman. But, al though her superior chamcteristic, she couldn't choice o good husband and this became her disaster. Vurun Kahpeye(Soot to Whore)'s hero, Aliye, is a well educated, idealist young girl, too. Aliye is a teacher and she carries out her jo with loving. But, society which can't accept personality of beatiful, alone, young giriş, eam her own daily bread by herself, reduces her. As for Sinekli Bakkal(Flyull Grocery)'s Rabia brings up herself by personal teacher. Se attracts with positive characteristics in the society. Three typies affect their environment wtth character before physical appearance. Handan doesen't join social events actively hovvever she thinks and discusses them. Aliye, as a womaa, h'ves in term of Müh* Mücadele(National struggle), does what she can for her counuy. As for Rabia is completely busy with her environment Thus, Halide Edip takes out her heroine from own inner world slowly, and she leaves themV within the society. At here, women's being both woridng and connected to moral values extremely, is arresting. Aka Gündüz considers a perfect Turkish woman in Dikmen Yıldızı(Yıldız of Dikmen). Yıldız is avety beautiful, eduoated, patriot, young girl whioh is watohed by everybody admirationly. As for tki Süngü Arasında( Between two Bayonet)'s Emine and Üvey Ana( Step-Mother)'s Lale are heroine typies who are seen unjust by havbg evil intention persons insooiety. Altough they have vvhole positive characteristics. But, in the end, real appears and they rise with sample personality. Reşat Nuri Güntekin's heroes are rather different from eachother. Çahkuşu( Goldcrest)'s Feride is an extreme witty and warm- hearted. At the same time, Feride who is a hard working, beautiful and alone, young girl, is more ıhan proud. She isn't interested in social problems, but she does her job with loving. Lamia in Dudaktan Kalbe( From lip to Hfiart) is an autistic girl but she is a powerfiıl young girl from moral point of view. Eski Hastahk(Old Disease)'s Züleyha who can have changed her negative peculiarities, is a decided and has self-reliance type. Assistant characters who have different charecteristics and are taken from every part of society, restrict hero ör change their behaviour. As a result of our authors have served an educated, hard- working, superior moral, connected national values, patriot, walking shoulder to shoulder man, also, a good mother, wife as an ideal woman type to our sooiety as a model mth acting from principle of "the art is for society".