LITERATUREANDPOLITICS SPIRALGENÇ KALEMLER - ITTIHAT VE TERAKKI RELATION
EDEBİYAT VE SİYASET SARMALINDA GENÇ KALEMLER - İTTİHAT VE TERAKKİ İLİŞKİSİ

Author : Mehmet ÖZDEMİR
Number of pages : 433-455

Abstract

Although the purposes and methods of the concepts of literature and politics are different from each other, they have been mentioned together throughout history. This togetherness has been the subject of criticism occasionally because of the efforts to ensure mutual influence and benefit. Gather support for the political powers, increase their power and extend the duration of power wanted to take advantage of the power of literati. In the same way, sometimes in the interests of literatis, sometimes to the ideals of "bosses-politicians" have provided support. These criticism are based on sometimes right but sometimes, unfortunately, unfair grounds. The relationship here, is applicable between The journal of Genç Kalemler – İttihat ve Terakki. The relationship of Genç Kalemler – İttihat ve Terakki that is raised frequently, recently, hasn’t stopped at this point and it has reached to the criticism of Milli Edebiyat. In this article, the process arised between Genç Kalemler - İttihat ve Terakki and then reached Milli Edebiyat is evaluated carefully and it is tried to put on a base in terms of the relationship of literature- politics and some incorrect evaluations are pointed. At the end, a result that is subject matter of discussion, the evolution of İttihat ve Terakki and the process of it, before and after of II. Meşrutiyet and its members and the disagreements of them are revealed. After than, the stages of publication of the journal of Genç Kalemler, its members, and the irrelationship with İttihat ve Terakki have been identified step by step and then by mentioning the drawbacks of debate around the concept of Milli Edebiyat, a brief assessment is made with reference to the views put forward.

Keywords

Literature, Politics, Genç Kalemler, İttihat ve Terakki, Millî Edebiyat

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