Erken cumhuriyet ideolojisinin Türk edebiyatı üzerinden incelenmesi: 1930-1945

ABSTRACT ANALYZING THE EARLY REPUBLICAN IDEOLOGY WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE TURLISH LITERATURE: 1930-1945 Birler, R. Ömür M. A., Department of Political Science and Public Administration Supervisor: Assist. Prof. E. Fuat Keyman September 2000 Having taken for granted that there exists a certain but nonlinear relation between political ideology and literature, this thesis seeks to trace the early republican political project vis a vis development of the Turkish literature. In this respect, two fundamental dimensions of the republican ideology, modernization and nationalism are considered; and the reflection of these two motives on the political agenda is analyzed through both the works and the debates of period's Turkish literary world. Further, this thesis attempts to develop a proper theoretical framework derived from the Post-colonial literature theory in order to have a better understanding of the investigated case. Keywords: Literature, Turkish Poetry, Turkish Novel, Modernization, Nationalism, Homi Bhabha iii