"Kâğıthane" in Turkish literature from Tanzimat to Republic

İstanbul's Kâğıthane district which has a history well-known based on Roman Empire lives its most active years in the time of Ahmet The III. period. This thirteen-year period called as "Tulip Era", was the first time that many steps were taken in the name of modernization in the Ottoman Empire, and according to some people it was the beginning of Westernization. In the Tulip Era, the entertainment culture also known as "Seyr-i Sa'dâbâd" which is connected to Saadabad Palace built by Damat İbrahim Pasha in Kâgithane and the structuring around it, reaches its peak. When it comes to Tanzimat and Servet-i Fünun periods, depending on this entertainment culture continued by the people, Kâğıthane district becomes the subject of the first novels of Turkish literature with the witnessing of the socio-cultural changes experienced by the Ottoman Empire and its natural beauties. In this study, the sources in which Kâgithane is mentioned in the fictional and non-fictional content of the New Turkish literature were determined and the ways of its reflection on the works of the period were examined. Key Words: Kâğıthane, Sa'dâbâd, Westernization, III. Ahmet, Tulip Era, Kâğıthane in Turkish Literature