Family relations in Orhan Pamuk's novels

The concept of family which forms the basis of society has been the subject of literature as like many other fields. The concept of family has been mentioned in many literary genres, including novels, theaters and stories. In the works, the concept of family is discussed in various aspects. In this thesis, all of Orhan Pamuk's novels were examined. The novels are evaluated in the context of traditional family and modern family. Information about the change and transformation of the family and the relations betwwen family members is given. In the second part, there are studies on the "traditional family" life, while in the third part, the concept of "modern family'' is explained and examples of the change of the family are examined.In the sub-titles of modern and traditional family, the relations between the characters of the novel, the examples of the broken family, how the traditional family structure has changed in the modern period, the family models, the social and economic conditions of the family members and their education levels are examined in detail.In this context, in the thesis; the family types in the novels, the relations between the novel persons who form the family members, the interaction of the family with the society were tried to be determined. In his novels; Orhan Pamuk, who also touches on the relations between couples and children before and after marriage, includes situations such as meeting period, togetherness, divorce, betrayal, unhappiness, jealousy, quarrels and arguments inside the family while processing these relations, and these issues are also included in the scope of the study. The aim of the thesis is to examine the family relations and the concept of family in Orhan Pamuk's novels by using sociology, to determine the family models in the novels, and to evaluate how the author reflects the traditional family and modern family life. Key words: Orhan Pamuk, Turkish literature, family life, traditional family, modern family, mother, father, brother/sister.