Reading culture in the 19th century Turkish novel

In this thesis, the reading culture reflected in Turkish novels published between 1851 and 1900 was examined. Novels that are published consecutively in newspapers and magazines and consist of complementary chapters are excluded from this thesis. The focus of the thesis is why, how, when, where and with whom books are read in novels. In the novels, the places where the reading culture takes place and the functions of the reading actions of the novel characters have been questioned. In order to provide a basis for the study, information about the historical framework and academic sources of reading is given in the "Introduction" section. In the first part, the traces of reading culture in the Ottoman society in the 19th century are mentioned in the context of the first printing houses, press, newspapers and magazines, literacy and education reform, and traditional reading habits. In the second part, the reading places reflected in the novels were determined. The third section is devoted to reader types. From the perspective of romanticism and sociality, the book, the library, the author, the place of reading, the reading habit, the reader's gender, age, profession, education, family structure, purpose of reading, the pleasure he feels from reading, the responsibilities he takes regarding reading, active, passive, deep, superficial reading styles and the characteristics of the areas where the reader performs the reading action were examined. Reading habits dating back to before the printed culture, the frequency of reading a book, thought interactions between readers, reading suggestions, the qualities of the first translations and their effects on creating the reading culture, libraries, second-hand booksellers, printing, manuscripts, poetry readings, reading women, young girls, men and young people. His image has been scanned and examined in novels.