The physical and mental illnesses in the novels of Peyami Safa

The relationship between the physical and mental illnesses is usually mentioned in the novels of Peyami Safa. In his works, the physical illnesses could be of psychological or the psychological be of physical origin. This way Safa achieves to present unique characters by combining the sciences of psychology and medicine. Among his novels, the interaction between the psychological stresses and physical illnesses are frequently issued in romancı, Bir Akşamdı, Şimşek, Yalnızız, Sözde Kızlar and Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu. Therefore, these novels are the focus of this thesis in which they are analyzed by exploring the relationship between the psychological plot and physical illnesses in each story line by using the psychoanalytic theory as a framework. As a result, substantial relationship is found and presented.