Turkish literature

Orhan Pamuk’s literary talents again debated with Netflix’s Museum of Innocence

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Once again, Turkish social media is abounding with debates about Orhan Pamuk’s political positioning and literary talents.  Netflix released an adaptation of Pamuk’s novel, Museum of Innocence,  and I asked Perplexity to curate the debates in Turkish media:  Orhan Pamuk and the Netflix Masumiyet Müzesi: A Summary of Discussions The Series and Its Backstory Orhan … Read more

A tribute to Celil Oker.

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Celil Öker, one of the masters of Turkish crime fiction who passed away in 2019, told stories of the loneliness of cities and the new middle class, extending beyond murder, in his novels. We have discussed at SosyalKafa a newly defended PhD thesis: Elif Otluoğlu Kısa’s YENİK VE YALNIZ (Defeated and Alone): AN ANALYSIS OF … Read more