Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler

Şura Çıtlak; İlker Aydın

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Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler

Abstract

Fantastik, edebiyatta sınırları çizilememiş bir türdür ve gerçek olmayan, gerçekte olmadığı hâlde var gibi görünen düş, düşsel, sonsuz, sınırsız anlamlarıyla bir bakıma bu durumu destekler niteliktedir. Kuramcılar, sınırları belli olmayan bu tür için farklı tanımlamalar ortaya koymuştur. Sözgelimi fantastik; Todorov’a göre okurda oluşan kararsızlık duygusu, Steinmetz’e göre okurda oluşan şaşkınlık duygusu, Nikolajeva’ya göre düş-gerçek arası yolculuktur. Fantastik edebiyat ve çocuk edebiyatı ilişkisine gelindiğinde ikisinin ayrı iki tür olduğu söylenir. Bu bağlamda fantastik tür ve fantastik öge ayrımının oluşması olağan bir durumdur çünkü fantastik ögeler sadece fantastik türde değil birçok anlatı metinlerinde kullanılmaktadır. Bu araştırma, Ayla Kutlu’nun hikâye kitaplarında yer alan fantastik ögeleri belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Nitel araştırma modeliyle yürütülen araştırma, betimsel analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen “Fantastik Yapıtları İnceleme Ölçütleri” adlı değerlendirme formu kullanılmıştır. İncelenen üç hikâye yapıtındaki fantastik ögeler, bu forma uygunluk doğrultusunda kodlanmıştır. Betimsel analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenen bulgular, formdaki sorular yardımıyla çözümlenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Yapıtlar birbiriyle karşılaştırıldığında ölçütteki en fazla ögeye yer veren yapıtın Mavi Saçlar Pembe Gözler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu yapıtta on üç soruluk ölçütün on iki sorusuna olumlu yanıt alınmıştır. İkizlerin Sırrı ve Artık Çok Oldunuz yapıtlarında ise sekiz soruya olumlu yanıt alınmıştır. Yapıtlarda yer verilen fantastik ögeler incelendiğinde değişimin, dönüşümün, başkalaşımın, fantastik varlıkların, kuşku, şaşkınlık, tedirginlik gibi duyguların, fantastik kurgu-gerçeklik ilişkisinin, fantastik kurgu-tema ilişkisinin ve fantastik kurgu-dil ve anlatım ilişkisinin tüm yapıtlarda görüldüğü saptanmıştır. Sadece kararsızlık duygusuna yönelik hazırlanan sorunun tüm yapıtlarda olumsuz yanıt aldığı görülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgulardan hareketle yapıtların, fantastik ögeler bakımından zengin olduğu ve çocuk okurun okuma kültürü edinim sürecini olumlu etkileyebileceği söylenebilir.

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Derginize incelenmek ve yayınlanmak üzere gönderdiğim bu çalışmanın özgün olduğunu; çalışmanın hazırlık, veri toplama, analiz ve bilgilerin/verilerin/bulguların sunumu olmak üzere tüm aşamalarında bilimsel ve akademik etik ilke ve kurallara uygun davrandığımı; bu çalışma kapsamında elde edilmeyen tüm veri ve bilgiler için kaynak gösterdiğimi ve bu kaynaklara kaynakçada yer verdiğimi; kullanılan verilerde herhangi bir değişiklik/tahrifat yapmadığımı, çalışmamın kaynak gösterilen durumlar haricinde özgün olduğunu ve “Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi” yazım yönergesine göre hazırlandığını/yazıldığını kabul ve beyan ederim. Herhangi bir zamanda, çalışmayla ilgili yaptığım bu beyana aykırı bir durumun saptanması durumunda, ortaya çıkacak tüm ahlaki, idari ve hukuki sonuçlara razı olduğumu bildiririm.

Fantasy in Turkish Children's Literature: Fantastic Elements in Ayla Kutlu's Stories

Abstract

Fantasy is a genre with ill-defined boundaries in literature, and it’s unreal, seemingly existent-though-not-real, dreamlike, imaginary, infinite, and limitless meanings somewhat support this notion. Theorists have offered various definitions for this boundless genre. For example, according to Todorov, fantasy is the feeling of uncertainty that engendered in the reader; according to Steinmetz, it is the feeling of bewilderment that engendered in the reader; according to Nikolajeva, it is the journey between fantasy and reality. When it comes to the relationship between fantasy and children's literature, the two are often considered distinct genres. In this context, the distinction between fantasy genre and fantasy element is commonplace, as fantasy elements are used in a variety of narrative texts, not just in one genre. This research aims to identify the fantasy elements found in Ayla Kutlu's storybooks. Conducted using a qualitative research model, the study was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The researcher-developed “Fantasy Works Analysis Criteria” evaluation form was used as the data collection tool. The fantasy elements in the three stories analyzed were coded according to this form. The findings, analyzed using descriptive analysis, were analyzed and interpreted using the questions in the form. When the works were compared, it was determined that Mavi Saçlar Pembe Gözler contained the most elements from the criterion. In this work, twelve of the thirteen questions in the criterion received positive responses. In İkizlerin Sırrı and Artık Çok Oldunuz eight questions received positive responses. An examination of the fantastical elements featured in the works reveals that change, transformation, metamorphosis, fantastical beings, emotions such as doubt, surprise, and anxiety, the relationship between fantasy fiction and reality, the relationship between fantasy fiction and theme, and the relationship between fantasy fiction and language and narrative are evident in all works. Only the question addressing the feeling of indecision received a negative response in all works. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the works are rich in fantastical elements and can positively influence the child reader's acquisition of a reading culture.

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I hereby declare that this study, which I submit to your journal for review and publication, is original; that I have adhered to scientific and academic ethical principles and rules in all stages of the study, including preparation, data collection, analysis, and presentation of information/data/findings; that I have cited all sources for data and information not obtained within the scope of this study and have included these sources in the bibliography; that I have not made any changes or alterations to the data used; that my study is original except for the cited sources; and that it has been prepared/written according to the writing guidelines of the "International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research". I hereby declare that I accept all moral, administrative, and legal consequences that may arise if any situation contrary to this declaration regarding the study is detected at any time.

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Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Children's Literature

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Şura Çıtlak
0009-0008-9409-0209
Türkiye

İlker Aydın ^*
0000-0003-3369-7724
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 31, 2026

Submission Date

February 22, 2026

Acceptance Date

May 13, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 1

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Çıtlak, Ş., & Aydın, İ. (2026). Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı Ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR), 9(1). https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT

AMA

1.Çıtlak Ş, Aydın İ. Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR). 2026;9(1). https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT

Chicago

Çıtlak, Şura, and İlker Aydın. 2026. “Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler”. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı Ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR) 9 (1). https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT.

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Çıtlak Ş, Aydın İ (July 1, 2026) Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR) 9 1

IEEE

[1]Ş. Çıtlak and İ. Aydın, “Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler”, Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR), vol. 9, no. 1, July 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT

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Çıtlak, Şura - Aydın, İlker. “Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler”. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR) 9/1 (July 1, 2026). https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT.

JAMA

1.Çıtlak Ş, Aydın İ. Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR). 2026;9. Available at https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT.

MLA

Çıtlak, Şura, and İlker Aydın. “Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler”. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı Ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR), vol. 9, no. 1, July 2026, https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT.

Vancouver

1.Şura Çıtlak, İlker Aydın. Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR) [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 1;9(1). Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79HD22DT

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When uploading article files to the system, authors must also upload the ethical declaration form and copyright transfer form. These forms can be downloaded below.

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Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research (CHEDAR) Publishing Principles

1. International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research is a peer-reviewed and scientific international journal that started publishing in 2017. Original research articles in the fields of Turkish education and educational research, primarily in the field of children's literature, are accepted to the journal.

2. International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research aims to contribute to the field of children's literature and education research by publishing original research articles in the fields of children's literature and education research, revealing the current situation, drawing attention to problems and offering solutions.

3. Articles sent to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research must have a Turkish and English abstract of at least 250-300 words, five-word keyword(s), and Turkish and English article titles. In addition, articles accepted for publication in the journal must contain a structured English abstract of at least 500 words under the title "Structured Abstract". The English abstract should consist of "Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussions" sections and should be located at the end of the articles.

4. The article file must be prepared in accordance with the "International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research Journal Template".

5. Studies sent to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research must be edited in accordance with APA 6 writing rules.

6. All legal responsibilities regarding the content of the articles published in the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research belong to the authors.

7. International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research has the right to make corrections to the studies uploaded to the system and to publish or not publish the articles.

The publication languages of the 8th International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research are Turkish and English. Studies written in other languages may be published by the decision of the Editorial Board when deemed necessary and appropriate.

9. Studies submitted to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research must not have been published before or sent to a different journal for evaluation.

10. Electronic uploading of the works to be sent to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research via DergiPark is considered as an application for publication. No copyright fee is paid for articles.

11. In the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research, no fee is charged for the transactions carried out during the publication process.

12. A double-blind referee system is applied in the evaluation of studies sent to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research. Studies deemed suitable for evaluation are sent to at least two referees in the relevant field. If one of the referee evaluation reports is positive and the other is negative, the study may be sent to a third referee or the Editorial Board may review the referee reports and make the final decision.

13. Studies submitted to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research must not contain any plagiarism. If plagiarized works are detected, the Editorship of the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research has the right not to publish the work.

14. While the studies to be sent to the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research are uploaded to the system, Turnitin, Plagium, iThenticate etc. The plagiarism report obtained as a result of scanning by similarity scanning programs and showing that there is a maximum of 20% similarity, including the bibliography, must also be uploaded to the system. Additionally, the "Ethical Declaration Form" and "Copyright Agreement" must also be uploaded to the system. "Ethical Declaration Form" and "Copyright Agreement" forms can be accessed below.

Journal Policy

In accordance with its publishing policy, the International Journal of Children's Literature and Educational Research publishes the articles sent to the journal free of charge. All published articles are available for open access. Open Access (OA) journals are scientific journals that reach readers online without legal or technical obstacles. Open Access (OA) offers unlimited access and reuse. Therefore, open access creates a network of reaching the widest possible audience, sharing all works and reconstructing them.

Publication Language

Turkish and English studies are accepted for the journal. At the end of Turkish articles, there should be an English Summary section of 500 - 800 words. The Summary section should be created under the headings “Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion”.

Publication Frequency

International Journal of Children's Literature and Education Researches has started continuous publication.

Price Policy

No fee is charged from the author or institution under any name.

International Journal of Childrens Literature and Education Researches (CHEDAR) is completely free and does not charge any fee for any process such as article evaluation and publication.

editor

ED

Esma DUMANLI KADIZADE

Children's Literature, Education

Advisory board

AU

Aliye USLU ÜSTTEN

Children's Literature, Literary Theory, Young Adult Literature, Turkish Education, Turkish Language and Literature Education

Gökhan ÇETINKAYA

Linguistics, Education, Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Turkish Education

BB

Bayram BAŞ

Turkish Education

YÇ

Yakup ÇELIK

Language Studies, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

SD

Selahattin DILIDÜZGÜN

Turkish Language and Literature (Other), Turkish Education, Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management)

Fatih SAKALLI

Language Studies, Textlinguistics, Comparative and Transnational Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

LK

Leyla KARAHAN

Dialectology, Old Turkic Language (Orhon, Uyghur, Karahan), New Turkish Language (Turkish of Old Anatolia, Ottoman, Turkiye)

EH

Ergün HAMZADAYI

Education, Turkish Education

Ali Fuat ARICI

Turkish Education

BK

Beyhan KANTER

Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

İlhama AGAZADE

Modern Turkic Languages and Literatures (Other), Children's Literature, Turkish Folklore

TŞ

Tacettin ŞIMŞEK

Children's Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Education, Turkish Education

Nurettin ÖZTÜRK

Modern Turkic Languages and Literatures, Turkish Language and Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Classical Turkish Literature, Turkish Education

Kamil İŞERI

Linguistic Performance Science, Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics

JD

Jovanka DENKOVA

Bosnian Language, Literature and Culture, Children's Literature, Popular and Genre Literature

editorial board

YK

Yonca KOÇMAR DEMIRCI

Turkish Education

NM

Nesrin MENGI

Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

Gürhan ÇOPUR

Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

İlhama AGAZADE

Modern Turkic Languages and Literatures (Other), Children's Literature, Turkish Folklore

AÖ

Ayşe ÖZGÜL İNCE SAMUR

Children's Literature, Turkish Education

Arzu ÇEVIK

Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Turkish Education

Muhammed HÜKÜM

Modern Turkish Literature, Children's Literature, Comparative and Transnational Literature, Popular and Genre Literature, Culture, Representation and Identity, Cultural Studies (Other), Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Language Sociology, Literature Sociology

ZG

Zeki GÜREL

Language Studies, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

Şahin ŞIMŞEK

Children's Literature, Values education, Turkish Education

TŞ

Tacettin ŞIMŞEK

Children's Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Education, Turkish Education

HF

Hatice FIRAT

Children's Literature, Turkish and Social Sciences Education

Kelime ERDAL

Language Studies, Children's Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Education

Erhan ŞEN

Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Turkish Education

Mehman HASANLI

South-West (Oghuz) Turkic Dialects and Literatures, South-East (Latest Uyghur/Uzbek) Turkic Dialects and Literatures, North-West (Kipczak) Turkic Dialects and Literatures, Comparative and Transnational Literature

Sedat KARAGÜL

Children's Literature, Education, Turkish and Social Sciences Education

Yağmur Özge UĞURELLI

Children's Literature, Education, Turkish Education

language editors

BY

Büşra YAMAN

Translation and Interpretation Studies, Translation Studies

Ekrem ÖBÜZ

Artificial Intelligence (Other), Children's Literature, Turkish Education

Yağmur Özge UĞURELLI

Children's Literature, Education, Turkish Education

Erhan ŞEN

Turkish and Social Sciences Education, Turkish Education

Kelime ERDAL

Language Studies, Children's Literature, Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field, Education

Sedat KARAGÜL

Children's Literature, Education, Turkish and Social Sciences Education

English Language Editors

SÖ

Sevgi ÖZMÜŞ

Turkish and Social Sciences Education (Diğer)

Elçin YILMAZ ESMER

Linguistics, Linguistic Performance Science, Communication and Media Studies (Other), Education

Statistics Editor

Sedat KANADLI

Education

Social Media Editor [en]

Dilek YILDIRIM BILGEN

Turkish Education

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Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler

Türk Çocuk Edebiyatında Fantastik: Ayla Kutlu’nun Hikâyelerinde Fantastik Ögeler

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Fantasy in Turkish Children's Literature: Fantastic Elements in Ayla Kutlu's Stories

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