Structure and theme in the stories of Erhan Bener

Erhan Bener, who has an important place in Turkish Literature, has written many novels and stories. He started his literary life of more than fifty years with the first story he wrote, "Little Station", and ended it with his last story, "The Crow". Between these two stories, he wrote many more stories and compiled them into books. In addition, he wrote successful novels, and his novelist side overshadowed his storytelling. Although he stands out as a novelist, Bener's stories, which have eight story books and a selection, are as successful as his novels. In this thesis titled "Structure and Track in Erhan Bener's Stories", the author's stories are discussed and analyzed with a text-centered approach. In the introduction part of the study, information about Erhan Bener's life, art and works is given. The part containing text analysis consists of two parts. In the first chapter, Erhan Bener's stories were discussed and examined in terms of structure. In the second part, the stories were analyzed in terms of theme. In the conclusion section, the findings of the study are explained. The aim of the study is to introduce the stories of Erhan Bener, whose stories do not have a comprehensive study, to Turkish literature.