Istanbul theme in Selim İleri?s literature works

This thesis aiming to research İstanbul theme in the publications of Selim İleri between 1968?2010.The reason of this research is to point out the differences of Selim İleri for the view of İstanbul and finding out the function of this city in the publications of Selim İleri.To visualize the change made by Selim İleri in the theme of İstanbul, firstly the previous visions of the İstanbul theme in older literatures are emphasised.Place and theme concepts are reviewed, and the function of place as a theme brought into attention.This research created results not only in literatural but also social sciences like sociology, psychology, philosophy.After this research, we found out that Selim İleri not only used İstanbul as a place for his heroes but also sometimes as the hero itself. For the writer İstanbul is a cultural heritage from the past to the future.Keywords1.İstanbul2.Selim İleri3.Place4.Theme5.Cultur change