Crimea and Crimean Turks in Turkish literature

Crimea is an important geography in both historical and cultural contexts. This region, which has an important place in Turkish history, maintains its strategic importance in all periods. Crimea's taking the lead of the "civil awakening" movements developing in the Turkic world; Their relations with the Turkish branches and their contributions to intellectual life are important. From the time of the Crimean Khanate; All political and social events that affected Crimea and the history of the Crimean Turks changed the course of their art as well as all societies and artists of the same nationality living in these lands. Considering the historical processes of Crimea, the migrations, deportations and political problems experienced by the Crimean Turks, starting from the periods of the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire, were primarily discussed. In order to evaluate the causes and consequences of the policies implemented against the Crimean Turks in a comprehensive manner, the works published in Turkey and the Crimea field were evaluated together. In the first phase of the study, first of all, the section "An Overview of the History of Crimea and Crimean Turks" was included. A broad historical perspective is included for a better understanding of the concepts that make up the main theme of novels, stories and poems.Both the bibliography in the archive of the Emel Crimean Foundation and the limited academic resources prepared on Crimea were used. Our thesis consists of an "Introduction" and four sections. In the introduction, the purpose and method of the study, which is the requirements of an academic study, are determined. In the first part of the study; "An Overview of the History of Crimea and the Crimean Turks" was emphasized. In this section, the Crimean Khanate of 1441, relations with the Crimea and the Ottoman Empire, the situation of Crimea during the period of the Russian Tsardom and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are reflected. In the thesis study, the section "Reading the History of Crimea and Crimean Turks through the Window of Literature" was included; the contents of novels and stories were evaluated. In the third part; The novels and stories whose content is given in the first part are examined in political and social contexts. Chapter four; An analysis of the poems about Crimea and the Crimean Turks that have been published in Turkey and outside Turkey has been carried out. In the conclusion part, the evaluation of the findings obtained in the thesis, the general situation of the Crimean and Crimean Turks in the historical process and the criteria by which this is reflected in literary works are expressed.