THE REFLECTION OF MENTALITY IN LITERATURE: THE TRADITIONAL PERCEPTION IN THE AHMET MİTHAT’S NOVEL JÖN TÜRK
ZİHNİYETİN EDEBİYATA YANSIMASI: AHMET MİTHAT’IN JÖN TÜRK ROMANINDA GELENEKSEL ALGI

Author : Fatma SÖNMEZ
Number of pages : 80-98

Abstract

In this study, the traditional perception in Ahmet Mithat’s Jön Türk novel will be deliberated. The reason behind the selection of Jön Türk is the traditional perception, in a way the perception of writer-narrator, is clearly seen in this novel. It is not only a concept that reflects only the inner world of writers, but also a system that shows the general tendencies of the society and the period in which they live. Many factors are effective in the formation of perception; such as past experience, culture, ideological approach, religion, environment etc. Therefore, it is individual. In Jön Türk novel, author-narrator tries to provide a combination of traditional and modern perception through Nurullah character; however, it is seen that the traditional one continues and it is preferred over the modern. Nurullah has a perception that, in many respects, conforms to Ottoman-Turkish identity. The plan by Ceylan, who loves Nurullah in a diseased manner, to conceive from him and dragging herself to suicide as a result of this are the consequences of the fact that she remains outside of the tradition and lives on the edge of Western culture.

Keywords

Ahmet Mithat, Jön Türk novel, perception, tradition, Ottoman-Turkish.

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