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Elif Dawn is a novel writer whose name is frequently mentioned among contemporary novelists. Before Love, she published her works Pinhan, The Mirrors of the City, Mahrem, Bit Palas, Araf, Father and Pitch, Black Milk respectively. Each of them contributed to each recognition. However, it is Love that is deep in both being deemed worthy of international success awards and making her the author of the best-selling book in the Turkish publishing world in a short time. Love, first published abroad in the name The Forty Rules of Love, is published in Turkey in the name Love. Elif Dawn handles the love of Ella-Zahara on the one hand and Mevlana-Shems on the other. No study has been carried out up to today as to whether this sophistic work is popular or aesthetic. In the introduction part of the study, the topic of the popular and aesthetic novel is mentioned. Then, Elif Dawn's Love novel has been evaluated in terms of both content and form based on popular and aesthetic novel elements. This evaluation has been done by comparison and document analysis methods. Thus, it has been attempted to determine the original place of Elif Dawn's Love novel in the literary world.

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Elif Şafak is a novel writer whose name is frequently mentioned among contemporary novelists. Before Aşk, she published her works Pinhan, Şehrin Aynaları, Mahrem, Bit Palas, Araf, Baba ve Piç, Siyah Süt respectively. Each of these contributed to her recognition. However, it is Aşk that is profound in both being deemed worthy of international success awards and making her the author of the best-selling book in the Turkish publishing world in a short time. Aşk, first published abroad in the name The Forty Rules of Love, is published in Turkey in the name Aşk. Elif Şafak handles the love of Ella-Zahara on the one hand and Mevlana-Şems on the other. No study has been carried out up to today as to whether this sufistic work is popular or aesthetic. In the introduction part of the study, the topic of the popular and aesthetic novel is mentioned. Then, Elif Şafak’s Aşk novel has been evaluated in terms of both content and form based on popular and aesthetic novel elements. This evaluation has been done by comparison and document analysis methods. Thus, it has been attempted to determine the original place of Elif Şafak’s Aşk novel in the literary world.