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Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir
Abstract
The military interventions of March 12, 1971 and September 12, 1980, which took place within a 10-year period, are the most chaotic events of recent Turkish political history. Melih Cevdet Anday’s novel titled Gizli Emir [The Secret Order], which was serialized and published in 1970 just before March 12, made 10-year projections with a highly significant insight and expression of the tragic situations developing in the minds of people through a dystopian fiction novel. The novel reflects the lives of the protagonists who hope for salvation while waiting for a secret order in a chaotic environment, and a uncannily similar event occured right after the novel’s publication. In this study, the period in question and the book were comparatively examined, similar elements were identified, and they were analyzed with regard to the disappointment and frustration caused by September 12 that was awaited like a secret order just as the secret order did. Although the analyses were primarily based on the text, the author’s life and viewpoints were also evaluated, and the findings were analyzed within the framework of the literature–politics relationship.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Turkish Language and Literature (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 28, 2024
Submission Date
March 4, 2024
Acceptance Date
June 11, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 64 Number: 2
APA
Çiçek, A. C., & Eyan, B. (2024). Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, 64(2), 425-440. https://doi.org/10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868
AMA
1.Çiçek AC, Eyan B. Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2024;64(2):425-440. doi:10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868
Chicago
Çiçek, Atıl Cem, and Bilginç Eyan. 2024. “Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 64 (2): 425-40. https://doi.org/10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868.
EndNote
Çiçek AC, Eyan B (August 1, 2024) Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 64 2 425–440.
IEEE
[1]A. C. Çiçek and B. Eyan, “Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir”, Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 425–440, Aug. 2024, doi: 10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868.
ISNAD
Çiçek, Atıl Cem - Eyan, Bilginç. “Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 64/2 (August 1, 2024): 425-440. https://doi.org/10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868.
JAMA
1.Çiçek AC, Eyan B. Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2024;64:425–440.
MLA
Çiçek, Atıl Cem, and Bilginç Eyan. “Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir”. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, vol. 64, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 425-40, doi:10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868.
Vancouver
1.Atıl Cem Çiçek, Bilginç Eyan. Waiting for September 12: An Analysis of the Dystopian Novel Gizli Emir. Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2024 Aug. 1;64(2):425-40. doi:10.26650/TUDED2024-1446868