Özet:

A notable feature of several well-known novelists is their description of urban life. These urban lives are presented to the readers as taking place in real or imaginary cities thatare transformed into literary spaces, restructured on the observations, imagination and memories of the writer. These spaces, portrayed in literature, contribute to an understanding of the conception and construction of space from the point of view of those outside the disciplinary boundaries of architecture/urban space In this respect, it is important to examine the novel Noon Time in Yenişehir (Sevgi Soysal, 1973), because it reflects the relationship between time-space and the users of the city, through the fictionalization of the short period in which a poplar tree falls down. Soysal offers a realistic and critical understanding of the modernization of the urban life in the city of Ankara through sensitive observations sustained throughout the novel. It is believed that interpreting the novel in spatial terms will contribute to the epistemological realm related to the urban landscape of Ankara. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyze the meanings of urban spaces that existed in Ankara in the 1970s, especially the streets of Yenisehir, in terms of the symbolization of modernization. An understanding of these meanings is necessary in order to comprehend, preserve and sustain the real significance of the modern urban landscape of Ankara, which is being constantly eroded.

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