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CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS

Sayı: Littera Turca-2026 22 Temmuz 2026
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CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS

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First published in 1984 amid social and political turmoil in post-coup Turkey, Latife Tekin’s Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills narrates the process of squatting on the hills of an unnamed metropolis – presumably İstanbul. While the text focuses on migration from rural areas to the city as a social phenomenon, along with the formation of slums and the poverty that follows, children and the very concept of childhood remain positioned both at the centre of this process and at its periphery. Although the text portrays children as significant agents in the formation of squatter communities, it simultaneously presents them as increasingly invisible, ultimately depicting the erosion of childhood in the pursuit of a better and comfortable life – an illusion that is eventually revealed as such. Tekin’s thematic concerns, including the role and position of children within this socio-spatial transformation parallel the text’s formal qualities and narrative strategies, which are marked not only by magical realism, but also by fragmentation, discontinuity, and ambivalence. This paper explores children’s experiences of migration and squatting as represented in Latife Tekin’s Berji Kristin and examines how magical realism as a narrative strategy, together with the text’s fragmented structure, shapes and colours the representation of the child characters when confronted with harsh and traumatic social circumstances.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

22 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

13 Mart 2026

Kabul Tarihi

12 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: Littera Turca-2026

Kaynak Göster

APA
Pınar Dolaykaya, M. M. (2026). CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, Littera Turca-2026. https://doi.org/10.20322/littera.1909170
AMA
1.Pınar Dolaykaya MM. CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2026;(Littera Turca-2026). doi:10.20322/littera.1909170
Chicago
Pınar Dolaykaya, Mürüvvet Mira. 2026. “CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS”. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, sy Littera Turca-2026. https://doi.org/10.20322/littera.1909170.
EndNote
Pınar Dolaykaya MM (01 Temmuz 2026) CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature Littera Turca-2026
IEEE
[1]M. M. Pınar Dolaykaya, “CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS”, Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, sy Littera Turca-2026, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.20322/littera.1909170.
ISNAD
Pınar Dolaykaya, Mürüvvet Mira. “CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS”. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. Littera Turca-2026 (01 Temmuz 2026). https://doi.org/10.20322/littera.1909170.
JAMA
1.Pınar Dolaykaya MM. CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 2026. doi:10.20322/littera.1909170.
MLA
Pınar Dolaykaya, Mürüvvet Mira. “CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS”. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature, sy Littera Turca-2026, Temmuz 2026, doi:10.20322/littera.1909170.
Vancouver
1.Mürüvvet Mira Pınar Dolaykaya. CHILDHOODS FRAGMENTED ON GARBAGE HILLS: MIGRATION, SQUATTING, AND MAGICAL REALISM IN BERJI KRISTIN: TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS. Littera Turca Journal of Turkish Language and Literature. 01 Temmuz 2026;(Littera Turca-2026). doi:10.20322/littera.1909170
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