Özet:

For the Marxist-socialist ideology, which claims to organize all stratums/classes of society, the social and political role of the intellectual has been the subject of numerous debates. The role given to the intellectual by this idea, which envisages that the working class should dominate the political life, requires that the intellectual has certain characteristics. According to Marxist-socialist ideology, the intellectual should be a role model and lead society in the adoption of left-wing socialist values. In this study, the intellectual background of the ideal socialist intellectual type in Samim Kocagöz's work entitled "Onbinlerin Dönüşü" (The Return of the Ten Thousand), which is an important novel in terms of a connecting point for socialist realist literature, was discussed and the author's reflections on the social role of the intellectual class were examined. Recep, the ideal socialist type, is designed as a character who carries the responsibility required by his intellectual level to the field of action. The author's search for a political synthesis can be seen in the blending of a character's socialism with nationalism in the novel. This feature of Recep also refers to his being a socialist who is not disconnected from the people. This discussion, on the other hand, is important in terms of the criterion of "not being bourgeois", which is another controversial dimension in the role attributed to the intellectual in Marxist-socialist thought. Thus, “Onbinlerin Dönüşü”, which includes the intellectual debates in Marxist-socialist thought from many aspects, has been evaluated as a distinct stage in terms of the birth of the positive and ideal socialist intellectual type in Turkish novel.

Anahtar Kelimeler: