An investigation of Fatih Erdoğan's children's novels in the context of reception aesthetics

The aim of this thesis is to discuss the theory of reception aesthetics, which puts the reader at the forefront in the research and interpretation of literary texts, as opposed to author or text-centered theories. It can be said that in the process of reception, a relationship begins between the text and the reader apart from the author. The meaning of the work is formed within the framework of the feelings and thoughts formed in the reader depending on his/her knowledge and reading habits. The work gains new meanings as it is received with each new reader or even with the same reader at different times. Based on this context, it is aimed to introduce the reflections of reception aesthetics, which is a reader-centered approach, in Fatih Erdoğan's children's novels by focusing on the text. The data obtained were created according to the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods. The data sources of the research are articles, master's theses, magazines and books. Literature review was used to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed by content analysis. In line with the analyzed data, the reflections of reception aesthetics with the passages identified in the text were interpreted and classified under headings. According to the findings, it was determined that there are traces of reception aesthetics in the works and that new layers of meaning can be formed with different theories and readings of a work.