The İstanbul regarding the national struggle in the novels of Kemal Tahir

This study addresses Kemal Tahir's novels focuses on the National Struggle. The novels take place in Istanbul and tell the conditions of Istanbul with the stories of who were living in it while it was under invasion. The study analyzes how Kemal Tahir fictionalizes the life in Istanbul during the National Struggle and which elements he highlights. In those times of chaos, the public and intellectuals in Istanbul were in despair, depression and distress as they did not know what to do exactly. The homeland which is under invasion, on the one hand, and the the vice of government and occupation forces, on the other hand, tie our people's hands. In spite of all, the population does utmost best for the homeland and state. In the meantime, life goes on. And Kemal Tahir is one of the novelists capturing those times best. This study is intended for bringing how our population puts up a fight to light in a wide array of events. It is known that it was easier to fight in Anatolia. But Istanbul squared the circle. Kemal Tahir demonstrated this with his fictitious characters from a wide range of different classes. From this point of view, this study will bring an approach adding on what is known and has been said about the Istanbul of the National Struggle. The study was constructed in five chapters. In the first chapter, the life in Istanbul was studied dividing it into different groups and headings. The chapter deals with persons living in Istanbul, institutions, nightlife in Istanbul, and organizations as they are mentioned in the novels. In the second chapter, Babıâli and press and newspapers in Istanbul were described as they are reflected in the novels. The third chapter addresses the prisons of Istanbul having a wide coverage in the novels that we examined. The fourth and fifth chapters review the indoor and outdoor areas in Istanbul by their characteristics as they are described in the novels.