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which was also known as “Villa Henry”, was very frequentlyvisited by embassadors and politicians as well asby artists, poets and musicians, just like the mansion ofYusuf Kamil Pasha and Zeynep Hanim in Beyazit, Istanbul.Princess Nazli would introduce the young artists andauthors to the elite guests who came to her mansion allthe time. She would also support such artists and authorswith her own financial facilities, or she would makethe government officers and traders under her influencesupport them.Princess Nazli lived in Cairo until she married to HalilBouhageb who belonged to one of the elite families ofTunisia. He also served in high levels of Beaurocracy asthe head of the Municipality Council, a minister, and thePrime Minister. During his services, he received great helpfrom his wife Princess Nazli. She focused more on theeducation of girls, women’s right to have an occupation,and higher education. She became one of the first fewfigures who expressed that women in the Islamic worldand in the Ottoman Empire should take responsibilitieslike men in the fields of economy, social life, arts and culture.He showed that women in the Islamic world, mainlyin Istanbul, Tunisia and Cairo, if receive enough education,could be as successful and bright at least as men.Nazli Hanim, a Public Diplomat, andthe Leader of Women in Social ActivitiesBy the end of the 19th century, the relation betweenstates gained a more different form than in the past.Things changed drastically especially in the Balkans andthe Middle East which was then within the territories ofthe Ottoman Empire, and many various actors becameengaged in the solution of various political, economic andsocial problems. Activities which focused on peace andopened a door for solutions within the problematic territoriesof the world have not been performed by thosewho are in favor of official arguments and those whohad contacts with the officers of the Empire only. Anothertool for alternative politics which was also used by Abdulhamidthe 2nd was engaging those who are not actuallyofficers of the Empire or diplomats in the solution of thepolitical, social, international and domestic problems.Nazli Fazil, who took initiative when necessary, is oneof those figures. Nazli Hanim, who we can consider asone of the pioneering figures of public diplomacy, madevery successful use of her intellectual capacity and hertalent in foreign languages. The German, British, Frenchand Russian consulates in Cairo showed great interest inPrincess Nazli, and listened to her opinions with respect.They even paid visits to her at times, as if she were a Secretaryof Foreign Affairs. Being fully aware of the respectshe was shown, she used this as a chance to speak outsome political opinions of hers as well. Sometimes heropinions were asked regarding the issues regarding thedomestic and international politics of Egypt. This meansthat she had, though little, some influence on the politicsof Egypt. Her sympathy for the British was obvious.She showed this obviously by contacting regularly withLord Salisbury, the British Embassador, during the warbetween the Ottoman Empire and Russia in 1877-1878.Lord Salisbury then became the Secretary of Foreign Affairs,and the Prime Minister in Britain. He never missedthe chance to contact Princess Nazli when he visitedEgypt. Everyone ranging from lords to British politiciansgrasped the importance of this friendship, and this deepfriendship lasted until the last days of Princess Nazli’s life.The importance of Princess Nazli’s role is obviously seenin an incident reported to Dr. Comanos by Sir DrummondWolff, the first high Commissar of Britain in Egypt.When Mr. Wolff was in Cairo to find a solution to theEgyptian issue, he paid a nezaket visit to Princess Nazliupon a commandment he received from Lord Salisbury.With this visit, Salisbury aimed to receive support fromPrincess Nazli for his arguments.150