Mehrobdan Chayon novel of Ceditçi Abdullah Kâdirî from Turkistan (Review)

Cedit movement which was leaded by Sir Ismail Gaspıralı with slogan of "Unity in Language, idea, work!" and put into practice in Crimean took effect in Turkistan and Uzbek intellectuals established Uzbek Cedit literature and thus they produced literary works in plain language which could be understood by the people. Abdullah Kâdirî who is leader of this period gave important contributions into Cedit literature with his works. In this study, Mehrobdan Chayon novel of Abdullah Kâdirî who is one of important representatives of Uzbek Cedit literature was examined in terms of content. This study was consisted of Introduction, Life and Works of Author, Review, Conclusion and Annexes headings. In introduction part, information was given about social and political state of Turkistan geography and birth and first works of novel art in Uzbek literature in 19th and 20th centuries. In Part I, information were given about life, literary thought and works of Abdullah Kâdirî. In Part II, novel of Abdullah Kâdirî named Mehrobdan Chayon was examined in terms of content. In Annex Part, form of novel names Mehrobdan Chayon translated into Turkey Turkish, some photographs of Abdullah Kâdirî and cover page and examples from pages belonging to first edition and subsequent editions of the above-mentioned work are given. Key Words: 1. Turkistan 2. Uzbek Cedit Literatureiv 3. Abdullah Kâdirî 4. Uzbek Novel 5. Mehrobdan Chayon