An investigation on Buket Uzuner's Series of Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları (Su-Toprak-Hava Novels)

Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları, which include Su-Toprak-Hava novels, written by Buket Uzuner, has been deemed worthy of study in terms of having given a lot of information about Turkish mythology. The aim of this study is to determine the elements of the Turkish mythology that were contacted in the novels of the series. The scope of the study was determined as the novels of Turkish mythology and Su-Toprak-Hava novels which belongs to Uyumsuz Defne Kaman'ın Maceraları. While running the investigation research, analysing and reading were conducted from the academic sources about mythology and Turkish mythology. A detailed breakdown of the elements of Turkish mythology has been made. As a result of the study, it was found that the author scanned the sources on Turkish mythology and constructed the series on the information he gained. In the first part of the study, information has been given about the basic terms, which are the topics of the thesis, likemyth, myth-literary work, mythology, Turkish mythology and Turkish mythology in Turkish literature.In the second part, the life of the novelist Buket Uzuner and his literary personality and his works have been explained. The third part is devoted to the introduction of the novels reviewed and the content and summary of the novels are mentioned. In the fourth part, the elements of the Turkish mythology in the novels were identified as individual. Whether or not the identified elements were used in accordance with Turkish mythology is determined by quotations from sources.In the conclusion part, evaluations made during the study are evaluated. In the bibliography part, the sources used in writing the thesis are stated.