He was born in Cairo in 1889 and was raised there until six years old after which his family moved to their homeland, Manisa. He had his primary education in Manisa, and in 1903, they moved to İzmir.
His novel "Yaban" depicts the bitter experiences of a Turkish intellectual, Ahmet Celal, in the countryside after losing his arm in the Battle of Gallipoli. Though categorized as naturalist, the novel has a romantic, anti-pastoral quality.
"Panorama" is another great novel of his that analyzes the political, social, economical changes during the transition from the Ottoman Empire period to the Repuclic of Turkey period. It is considered to be a "generation novel" as the story is based on the lives of the generations of the same family during this transitional period.
He was one of the theorists of the Kadro movement.
He was born in Cairo in 1889 and was raised there until six years old after which his family moved to their homeland, Manisa. He had his primary education in Manisa, and in 1903, they moved to İzmir.
His novel "Yaban" depicts the bitter experiences of a Turkish intellectual, Ahmet Celal, in the countryside after losing his arm in the Battle of Gallipoli. Though categorized as naturalist, the novel has a romantic, anti-pastoral quality.
"Panorama" is another great novel of his that analyzes the political, social, economical changes during the transition from the Ottoman Empire period to the Repuclic of Turkey period. It is considered to be a "generation novel" as the story is based on the lives of the generations of the same family during this transitional period.
He was one of the theorists of the Kadro movement.
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