Small note: I wrote this short book analysis for our high school magazine in 2015 -this could not be published, anyway- and now happy to share with you in English. I highly suggest you to read the book! Enjoy literature! Hesitations that travel around the curves of our brains can tremendously disturb us. We are all aware that …
Peyami Safa was a columnist in the transition between Ottoman Turkey and Republican Turkey or between World Wars and the Cold War. You can call it what time was useful for you. However, we must remember that his novels were a cornerstone to understanding him and his century better. As a novelist, he emphasized Turkey’s issues in psychological, sociological, and …
A work of mine describing the drama of the American-Japanese people in WWII was removed after its content and arguments were altered and published without permission by a magazine. The opinions expressed in the work do not belong to me in any way.
Painful Problem Milliyet, 1956 *** Small note: I am continuing to share my translation ventures in order once a month. Last month I stressed that “this kind of activities (literary translations) must be widespread to present Turkish culture and civilization in the world-scale.” Finally, I would be happy if you see any mistake in the form of translation. I hope that …
Arab Letters Cumhuriyet, 24 January 1940 While Yakup Kadri was saying “You brought us a wording”, Yahya Kemal, then with humor repeated for others, told, “The most beautiful work of Ismail Safa (the father of Peyami) is Peyami.” Peyami Safa was telling how gained a pivotal role in Republican Turkey’s literature in that reportage to Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı in 1940. …
Our Fear of Foreign Words! Tasvir-i Efkâr, 15 February 1941 Note: This translation is a work of mine and so the responsibility of all probable mistakes are also mine. If you realize any mistake, please inform me. Enjoy reading… Assume that cardboard (mukavva) is black on one side and white on the other. The man who sees just one side of this …
Why did I choose this topic? In 1943, General Mustafa Muğlalı ordered to eliminate 33 peasants in Van because their activities were considered to be treason. They were wandering at the border of Turkey and Iran when they arrested. Eventually, without any judgment, they were executed right away in Van. Muğlalı, later, was arrested and judged because of this decision. …
I wrote this small inquiry for TK 221 (Turkish) course this year. Even though I am not a literature student, literary works are necessary for understanding the mentality of the analyzed era by historians. There are many important points in the study of literary texts. It can easily be said that one of these points is a space analysis in …
I prepared this assignment for HIST 102 (Historical Method and Thought II) course. NTV Tarih (History) is beneficial for understanding the general panorama of popular historical magazines in Turkey. I extracted some points that are directly related to the course itself. NTV Tarih (NTV History) was one of the leading history magazines in Turkey for nearly five years. NTV Tarih, …
This is a mixture of necessary selections from the first two essays at my ENGL111.03 (Academic Writing) class in my first year. First Part: Visuals as Evidence Many historians examine just written resources in searching for primary evidence regarding any issue. Therefore, they neglect visual evidence in this case. However, their stance concerning visuals is wrong. As Alyson Brown points …
