The occupation of Izmir is one of the important developments in Turkey’s National Struggle. The thrashing in the First World War disappointed the people and the defeat that came when people got tired of being in the front line sparked off the fire that was needed. People noticed that the national will had fallen into the wrong hands when Izmir was occupied and understood that it was high time to take action to prevent this from happening. Hence, they enthusiastically participated in the demonstrations held to protest the occupation.The effect of demonstrations on the National Struggle process did not escape Turkish novelists’ notice. However, the analyses that our writers made concerning the demonstrations held in İstanbul to protest the occupation of Izmir escaped the notice of literature reviewers.
Aiming to fill this gap, the present study involves some analyses regarding the novel-history relationship. Also, the concept of ‘historical phenomenon’ is also explained in this part. Later, the occupation of İzmir and the historical process of demonstrations held against it are handled. The main aim of the study is to determine to what extent our writers remained loyal to the historical phenomena while describing the demonstrations. In conclusion, it has been found out that our writers’ descriptions coincided with the historical knowledge of the reader.
Konular | Sanat ve Edebiyat |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Mayıs 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Sayı: 41 |
Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi Creative Commons Atıf-GayriTicari 4.0 Uluslararası Lisansı (CC BY NC) ile lisanslanmıştır.