Özet:

The innovation and social changes on society which came out with the declaration of Edict of Gülhane, reflected to our literature which was accepted as a mirror of social life. The society which meets with a very new world doesn’t get late to create new types. The western intellectuals who join to our culture world with Tanzimat, find place in period’s authors. Reşat Nuri Güntekin who is one of the most read and favorite author in Republic Period of Turkish Literature, has created intellectual characters in his many works and aimed to direct his readers via these characters. As a Republican Literate and a realistic author, he has successfully quoted the troubles he experienced and the characters he addressed through his strong observational talent to the readers. In Reşat Nuri Güntekin’s novels, the intellectual characters have many features in common. Therefore the defination of literate of the author manifests itself in these common features. In this study, the concept of literate, the fact that Reşat Nuri Güntekin determines which characters in his novels as an intellectual, the functions and features of these intellectual characters, and the aim of handling these intellectual characters will be examined.

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