Who is Mother Huru, Aunt Huru from Memed, My Hawk and what is their importance? "Memed

In their book The Oil Road (Verso, London, 2012, pp. 230), James Marriott and Mika Mino-Paluello mention Mother Huru in a list of bandits who opposed the feudal landlords and had popular support among the peasantry. They also refer to the writer Yeshar Kemal (They Burn the Thistles, William Morrow & Co., 1977) in this context. I too am curious to find out more, particularly about Mother Huru.

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