Religious perception of Reşat Nuri Güntekin

One of the elements that determines the life style of human beings and occupies an important placefrom the first to thepresent is religion. For this reason, religion is one of the most important factors in the formation of human culture.The most basic element of religion is the sacred, the existence of this religion. Thanks to this basic element that constitutes faith, manfeels the necessity of being like an integral part of every action he makes.. In order for a belief to become wide spread and to be accepted by the society, that is to be transformed from a subjective situation into an objective institution, it must be an entity that represents that belief, as explained in the sacred texts, and to disseminate it. Thus, religions, which become objective from subjectivity, continue their historical continuity by being accepted by the society in which they live or continue to with draw from society by erosion through negative propaganda against that belief. One of the elements that will propagate this in the sense of the adoption or rejection of the faith by the society is the writer sand intellectuals living in that society. This propaganda can be either oral or written. When it comes to written propaganda, the widely accepted authors of the society come to mind. Thus, the author is one of the important elements that enables the dissemination or dissemination of belief in a society, but also serves as the Idea Engineering in shaping, existing and maintaining the continuity of society, not just belief. The mental structure and periodical developments in which intellectuals and writers are affected by this level are important in the conjuncture In this respect, bye amining the stories of Reşat Nuri Güntekin who is one of the authors that experienced two different states Ottoman Empire and, after its collapse founded in the same land, The Republic of Turkey. We have examined the religion perception in the novels, the way he presented it to the readers, the method-techniques and justifications in this presentation, and the clear and secret messages that he tries to give. As a result of these examinations; Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel, in some of his novels, but not in all of his novels, led to attempts to present alternatives in accordance with the scientific developments of the period in which he lived as a result of the public's hesitation about the origin and defamation of his religious values and believers and of his rejection of the belief of the society. While doing this research, Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novels and Reşat Nuri Güntekin's academic works on his works have been used.