Book Review

Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457

Number: 11 October 28, 2026
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Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457

Abstract

This review critically engages with a recent publication in adaptation studies, namely Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media (2025), edited by Seda Öz and Taner Can and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This edited volume comprises thirteen chapters grouped into three parts: Transnational Adaptations, Popular Culture Adaptations, and Culture, Theory, and Adaptation. Spanning a wide historical period and diverse media formats, the collection explores Turkish adaptation practices, emphasizing the country’s unique position as an ‘in-between’ space and its negotiation of transnational influences. Key concepts such as ‘Turkification’ and ‘localization’ are discussed as central frameworks, while the book’s structure foregrounds the methodological and conceptual diversity of the field. The review assesses the volume’s strengths and limitations, noting its significance as a reference for future scholarship and its contribution to broadening adaptation studies beyond an Anglo-American focus.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Modern Turkish Literature, World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other), Literary Theory, Turkish Language and Literature (Other)

Journal Section

Book Review

Publication Date

October 28, 2026

Submission Date

September 2, 2026

Acceptance Date

October 8, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 11

APA
Gümüş, F. (2026). Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11, 345-348. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.2069455
AMA
1.Gümüş F. Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;(11):345-348. doi:10.64957/nesir.2069455
Chicago
Gümüş, Florentina. 2026. “Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 Pp.: ISBN 9783031744457”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 11: 345-48. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.2069455.
EndNote
Gümüş F (October 1, 2026) Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 345–348.
IEEE
[1]F. Gümüş, “Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457”, Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 11, pp. 345–348, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.64957/nesir.2069455.
ISNAD
Gümüş, Florentina. “Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 Pp.: ISBN 9783031744457”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 11 (October 1, 2026): 345-348. https://doi.org/10.64957/nesir.2069455.
JAMA
1.Gümüş F. Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026;:345–348.
MLA
Gümüş, Florentina. “Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 Pp.: ISBN 9783031744457”. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 11, Oct. 2026, pp. 345-8, doi:10.64957/nesir.2069455.
Vancouver
1.Florentina Gümüş. Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media: Seda Öz and Taner Can (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. 241 pp.: ISBN 9783031744457. Nesir: Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2026 Oct. 1;(11):345-8. doi:10.64957/nesir.2069455

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