Structure and theme in the novels of Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Reşat Nuri Güntekin has been a notable person for his works written during the republican period of Turkish Literature. In this study, it has been dealt with the novelist side of the author who has been known with especially his stories, dramas and novels.This study consists of three parts. In the first part which has a monographic character, informative explanations about the life, literary character and works of the author have been given.In the second part which composes the basis of this study, we have analysed the 19 works of Reşat Nuri Güntekin which are in the form of novel, separately in terms of theme and structure.When analysing the structural and thematic formation of the novels, we have not only utilized from novel theory but other scientific branches such as history, sociology, philosophy and psychology as well. Thus, the way of being read and perceived of the novels within the period from the time of their being written to the present day has been displayed.We have tried to evaluate the individual matters such as alienation, self actualization, love, narcissism and the social problems like exploitation, degeneration, social injustice in the novels of Reşat Nuri from the thematic viewpoint.In the third part, we have searched the usage of the language and the style with the samples selected in the context of word and sentence.After a conclusion part determining the stages from which the novel writing (side) of Reşat Nuri have passed, we have allocated a wide place to the bibliography section related to both the field and the author.