Thematic structure in Ayfer Tunç's Kapak Kızı trilogy

Ayfer Tunç is a prominent author in modern Turkish literature, known for her profound narrative style and multi-layered thematic structures. The trilogy comprising Kapak Kızı, YeĢil Peri Gecesi, and Osman centers on the individual's inner world and societal conflicts, exploring themes such as identity search, loneliness, transformation, and existential questioning in depth. This study aims to analyze how the thematic structure is shaped in Ayfer Tunç‟s trilogy through fundamental axes such as individual-society conflict, confrontation with the past, class disparities, and love. The study consists of four main chapters. The first chapter presents an introduction to the research. The second chapter provides an overview of Ayfer Tunç's literary life, her approach to writing, and a general list of her works, establishing a background for the author‟s literary identity. In the third chapter, the novels Kapak Kızı, YeĢil Peri Gecesi, and Osman are analyzed in terms of structure and thematic framework, and KORA schemas for the novels are constructed. The fourth and final chapter presents the findings and conclusion of this research. Keywords: Ayfer Tunç, Kapak Kızı Trilogy, KORA Schema