Abstract:

Refik Halit Karay is one of the corner stones of Turkish history. Karay, a unique artist, is a writer who has managed to be permanent in Turkish literature with his books, Country Stories and Gurbet Stories. The power of observation of events and persons is among the characteristics that make it different in our literature. The subject of our work Country Stories, events and persons are a realistic reflection of the period in which they are written. All of these texts written with the understanding of the story ends with a surprising end. The place of the Country Stories is Istanbul and Anadolu. Most of the stories are a reflection of the writer’s observations in Bilecik, Sinop, Çorum and the expulsion years in Ankara. In all of the Country Stories written between 1909-1919 works the indigenous life. Literature has a direct relationship with life. Refik Halit Karay's Home Stories always draws attention to a social criticism of life in the surroundings where ordinary people live in Istanbul and in the cuts of the city and village life in Anadolu. In his stories he deals with his individual characteristics with many social aspects. In his stories, he reflects the attitude of the people – officers, skiers, women, imam, religious man, businessman, master – against the events instead of the inner worlds. He expresses his social criticism in several titles, including Anadolu, bureaucracy, religious men and women. While the author used his characters in the opposition group as a tool in his social criticism throughout the text, he did not ignore the place of the society to the wicked, wicked and sacrificed people. The purpose of this study is to try to show that Refik Halit Karay’s Country Stories; “the country” has addressed social issues with a critical understanding.

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