Halide Edib Adıvar(1884-1964) is one of the first international writers of modern Turkish literature. This article centers on her notable journey to India in 1935, where she was invited as an international Muslim author and political figure. This study closely examines herresultant literary works, namely Inside Indiaand Conflict of East and West in Turkey. The article delves into the arguable theses she put forth during her "Indian expedition" in response to the tumultuous circumstances of the 1930s political landscape, just preceding the outbreak of World War II. Despite Halide Edib’s commendable intellectual endeavors to overcome imperialist nationalism, the argument posited here asserts that her synthesis proposals, grounded in essentialist binary dichotomies, remained entangled within Eurocentric intellectual paradigms and an Orientalist thought style influenced by her own historicity. Within this context, this article points to the similarities between the essential differences that she perceived between the “East”and“West”and the epistemological distinctions she claimed between Hindus and Indian Muslims.
Halide Edib Adıvar (1884-1964), modern Türk edebiyatının ilk uluslararası figürlerinden biridir. Bu yazıda onun uluslararası bir yazar olarak 1935 yılında Hindistan’a yaptığı seyahat ve bu seyahatin verimi olarak yayımlanan Inside India (1937) ve Conflict of East and West in Turkey (1935) üzerinde duracak ve II. Dünya Savaşı’nın hemen öncesindeki 1930’lar dünyasının krizleri karşısında Hindistan üzerinden önerdiği alternatif tezleri ele alacağım. Halide Edib’in emperyalist milliyetçiliği aşmak adına gösterdiği dikkate değer düşünsel çabalara rağmen, özcü ikili karşıtlıklara dayanan sentez önerilerinin kendi tarihselliğinin belirlediği Avrupa merkezci düşünsel reflekslerinden ve Oryantalist düşünce üslubundan çıkamadığını iddia edeceğim. Bu bağlamda onun “Doğu” ve “Batı” arasında gördüğü özsel farklılıklarla, Hindu ve Müslümanlar arasında gördüğü epistemolojik ayrımlar arasındaki benzerliklere işaret edeceğim.
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | Comparative and Transnational Literature, Literary Studies (Other), Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | October 18, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 Issue: 5 |
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