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The Poet's Marriage (Play)

The Poet's Marriage (Play)

(359 words)
December 8, 2025

The Poet’s Marriage is a theatrical play that humorously and critically portrays the institution of marriage in Ottoman society and its relationship with social bureaucracy. The central theme of the play revolves around Müştak Bey’s desire to reunite with Kumru and the traditional obstacles he encounters along the way. The rigid rules of society and bureaucratic barriers are satirically critiqued within the play’s humorous atmosphere. Character Analysis Müştak Bey: A free-spirited poet distingui

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Metin Durmuş

Metin Durmuş

Broken Windows Theory

Broken Windows Theory

(565 words)
December 8, 2025

The Broken Windows Theory posits that allowing minor disorder and social norm violations to go unaddressed creates fertile ground for more serious crimes and societal decay. According to the theory, observed neglect and indifference in the environment foster a psychological effect that legitimizes rule-breaking behavior among individuals. The Broken Windows Theory is a criminological theory that argues unaddressed minor disorders or rule violations can lead to more serious social problems and cr

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Onur Sarıpınar

Onur Sarıpınar

Anomie

Anomie

(354 words)
February 19, 2025

Anomie is a condition that arises when individuals deviate from social norms and societal order breaks down. The term is derived from the Latin word anomia. The prefix "an-" means "lacking" or "without", while "nomos" means "rule" or "law". The concept was first introduced by French sociologist Émile Durkheim. Durkheim defined anomie as a state of emptiness and identity loss experienced when individuals are deprived of societal rules and when social relations disintegrate. This situation can res

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Ahsen Buyurkan

Ahsen Buyurkan

Awakening from a Perfect Coma: Image, Rebellion, and Truth in American Beauty

Awakening from a Perfect Coma: Image, Rebellion, and Truth in American Beauty

(1407 words)
July 18, 2026

When you write about or adapt into cinema certain truths of society, people who are themselves part of the very things being criticized can find elements in the story that they perceive as false or taboo. Yet these are in fact naked realities that exist within the ordinary flow of life and that we must accept. The entrenched taboos and conservative moral frameworks of society, however, narrow our perspectives and blind us to cinematic truth. Sam Mendes’s 1999 masterpiece American Beauty is one o

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Aleyna Aysima ŞAHİN

Aleyna Aysima ŞAHİN

Yazma Cesareti (Book)

Yazma Cesareti (Book)

(399 words)
July 16, 2025

Yazma Cesareti, authored by Nihan Kaya, is a theoretical work that examines the individual and social foundations of the act of writing. The book approaches the creative process through the lenses of psychology, literature, and philosophy, analyzing the act of writing within an intellectual framework. The study focuses not only on the internal sources of authorship but also on the social conditions influencing this process. Content and Theme The work centers on the individual's creative potentia

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Nida Üstün

Nida Üstün