Social issues in Oya Baydar's novels

Oya Baydar, social and political events in recent history that took place in Turkey, has addressed in his novels. Oya Baydar, who is also a sociologist as well as a writer, is one of the most dedicated writers in social life. In this study, Oya Baydar 's Hiçbiryer'e Dönüş, Kedi Mektupları, Sıcak Külleri Kaldı, Erguvan Kapısı, Kayıp Söz, Çöplüğün Generali, O Muhteşem Hayatınız and Yolun Sonundaki Ev, social issues in the society have been estipulated in terms of the items. In the light of these studies, inferences were made on Oya Baydar's understanding of art and the reflection of society on novels. In the introduction part of the thesis, explanations on sociology of literature have been made. In the first chapter, the life of the author, his literary personality and his works are briefly mentioned. In the second chapter, the plot of the novels of the author is examined. In the third chapter, the social issues that are remarkable and repeated in the novels are analyzed in terms of articles. The study was completed with the results and bibliography sections. Keywords: Oya Baydar, social issues, social events, women, family