Examination of cover illustrations in Turkish science fiction books

A book should be able to attract attention on its first meeting with the reader, draw the person to the narrative in it, and the cover and the narrative should be in harmony with each other. This harmony will create a bond between the reader and the book, revealing its own identity. Book cover designs, which are included in graphic design, convey the content to the reader through visuals and present sections from the sections inside. After the author and publication information, which should be included in the cover design, and the number of prints, a large part is reserved for illustration. The author knows very well the message he wants to convey, while the graphic designer is confident in color and design. The process of the author's message, the illustrator's creating a visual feast from the message contents, and the publishing house's delivery of the work to the reader is almost an adventure. Especially in the cover illustration designs of science fiction books, the conditions of the period in which they were made, the ideas and types of illustration that are compatible with the content or independent from the content, but exciting are emphasized. In this way, there will be an opportunity to compare existing designs and new ideas, to evaluate different and original ideas. In the last part, the contents of sixteen works were searched and the cover designs were examined. In the conclusion part, the designer is examined and presented in terms of form, content, typography, illustration. The years covered in domestic science fiction books cover the years between 1950 and 2020. In the light of the findings obtained, science fiction books published throughout the country were examined, and the thesis research was carried out by examining the works with devoted illustration images, especially in the cover works, with a completely objective approach. Along with the adventure of the emergence of Turkish science fiction literature, the competitions held to strengthen this field, the first science fiction books published in Turkey, which could not continue to be published, but many of which were found by collectors, were also discussed. Key Words: Illustration, science fiction, book cover illustrations.