Özet:

From the beginning to the present, there has always been a great interest in the stages of Turkish literature, in the works that are a reflection of the world of thought of the Turkish nation and the personalities that marked the periods, in short, the cultural memory of the Turkish nation, language and literature accumulations. The biographies created by the poets of Divan Literature are important in recording all these values in various genres and styles and transferring these documents to future generations. At the beginning of the 20th century, the foundations of creating a literary history in the real sense were laid with the studies on writing the history of Turkish literature. modern style in literary history has gained great momentum in Turkey with Mehmet Fuad Köprülü work. One of the valuable works in terms of Turkish literature history, which is prepared in a modern style, is Ahmet Kabaklı's work on Turkish Literature. In this study, the problems encountered while forming the history of Turkish literature around Ahmet Kabaklı's approach to literary historiography, the points to be considered in the works created, the applicability of the adopted methods and styles, and the importance of Kabaklı's work titled Turkish Literature in terms of literary history and literary history will be discussed. In addition, it will be evaluated how Kabaklı's approach to eras, political views, poets and writers found place in his work. Ahmet Kabaklı's thoughts on the discipline of the history of literature and the nature of the aforementioned work will be revealed in the context of the work of Turkish Literature, which is the center of the study, around these attentions.