The men and masculinity image in İhsan Oktay Anar's novels

The sociology of literature enables us to study various social phenomenon. This study uses sociology in order to analyze a literary text. Similarly, theories of gender are considered to investigate masculinities and identities. By focusing on issues of gender identity, the meanings of being masculine and the formation of masculine codes are investigated through Ihsan Oktay Anar?s novels. Indeed, the study of the representations of masculinity in novels enables us to understand the phenomenon of masculinity. The study uses hermeneutical method which is also known as a theory of interpretation. Through this method, the study investigates manhood types in novels, and tries to find out the main frames of masculanity image. Ihsan Oktay Anar?s Puslu Kıtalar Atlası, Kitab-ül Hiyel, Efrâsiyâb?ın Hikayeleri, Amat and Suskunlar are investigated to analyse the repsentation of masculinity in his novels.