In this course presentation and discussion of extracts belonging to the so-called "village literature", and also from humorous stories, historical novels and modern literary trends that have been influenced by socio-political developments from the decades 1950 until today. In addition to the lectures relevant visual material is provided.

The basic aims of the course are:

• the further acquaintance of the students with writers and literary works of the periods from 1950 until today.
• the familiarization with a different civilization through the understanding and application of the knowledge in acts such as the translation of literary texts.
• The analysis of modern literary works from Turkish language
• The full understanding of knowledge so that the students can evaluate and judge literary works through combination of the acquired knowledge in this course and also from the course of “History of Turkish Literature”.

Week 1:

The historical development of Modern Turkish Literature: points of reference and development

Week 2:

General overview of the 1940s to 1990s (prose and poetry)

Week 3:

Postmodernism in Modern Turkish Literature

Week 4:

Turkish Literature in the New Millenium (presentation of writers such as Tuna Kiremitçi, Hakan Günday, Murat Uyurkulak, Perihan Mağden, Oya Baydar, Sema Kaygusuz, Hamdi Koç) I

Week 5:

Turkish Literature in the New Millenium (presentation of writers such as Tuna Kiremitçi, Hakan Günday, Murat Uyurkulak, Perihan Mağden, Oya Baydar, Sema Kaygusuz, Hamdi Koç) II

Week 6:

Ahmet Tanpınar [“Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü” (Time Regulation Institute]

Week 7:

Oğuz Atay («Tutunamayanlar», «Korkuyu Beklerken»)  

Week 8:

Yusuf Atılgan (“Anayurt Oteli”)

Week 9:

Latife Tekin [“Berci Kristin çöp masalları” (The garbage tales of Berci Christine), presentation of the writer’s other works, thematology, influences]

Week 10:

1. a) Şafak [“Bit Palas” (The Flea Palace) and presentation of her works’ thematology] b) Karasu [“Gece” (Night) and presentation of his works’ thematology]

Week 11:

Haydar Karataş (“Gece Kelebeği”, “On iki dağın sırrı”)

Week 12:

Video(s) with interviews by famous writers or relevant theme, discussion

Week 13:

Video(s) with interviews by famous writers or relevant theme, discussion 

• Ιορδάνογλου, Αν. (2008). Περίοδοι της Τουρκικής γλώσσας και Λογοτεχνίας, Θεσ/νίκη: Σταμούλης.
• Μιχαλακόπουλος, Γ. (2012) Το πνεύμα εναντίον του σκότους. Η νύχτα του BilgeKarasu. Αθήνα: Oσελότος.
• Σαλακίδης, Γ. Sagaster, B. (2019) Ιστορία της Σύγχρονης Τουρκικής Λογοτεχνίας. Λευκωσία: Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κύπρου.
• Τεκίν, Λ. (2001) Τα παραμύθια των σκουπιδιών της Μπερτζή Κριστίν. Αθήνα: Εξάντας.
• Σαφάκ, Ελ. (2007). Μπονμπον Παλάς. Αθήνα: Εξάντας.
• Καρασού, Μπ. (2001) Νύχτα. Αθήνα: Εξάντας.
• Bingöl, U. (2016) “Poet Murathan Mungan as a postmodern sunhect”. Turkish Studies (11/15), Summer 2016, pp. 63-84 (https://turkishstudies.net/DergiTamDetay.aspx?ID=9762)
• Gün, G. (1992). The Turks Are Coming: Deciphering Orhan Pamuk's Black Book. World Literature Today,66(1), 59-63. doi:10.2307/40147858.
• Irzık, Sibel. “Allegorical Lives: The Public and the Private in the Modern Turkish Novel”  The South-Atlantic Quarterly 102(2/3): 551-566.

https://www.tovima.gr/2008/11/24/books-ideas/me-patrida-ti-glwssa/

https://www.tovima.gr/2016/08/26/books-ideas/xakan-gkioyntai-i-anthrwpia-einai-enas-mys-poy-thelei-eksaskisi/

https://www.raintaxi.com/writing-to-unite-people-an-interview-with-adalet-agaoglu/

https://juliaharte.com/2012/04/03/interview-a-conversation-with-hakan-gunday/

https://www.literature.gr/mathiteyontas-stin-agapi-grafei-i-tesy-mpaila-o-mathiteyomenos-architektonas-elif-safak/

Face to face/ The course is done in the form of lectures that has an interactive form (questions from students and discussion on literary works) which is the knowledge base of the course. In this framework the visual material that is uploaded in opencourses platform with relevant notes.

The use of new technologies fosuses on the presentation of powerpoints, videos, interviews and, when needed, of film extracts belonging to literary works tunred into movies.

Written examination in which students are examined in theoretical knowledge that acquired both in recognition and analysis of known literary texts. In special occasions the ability of writing a project is given.