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Peyami Safa’s Matmazel Noraliya’nın Koltuğu (Mademoiselle Noraliya’s Armchair) focuses on the spiritual crises, existential quests, and psychological turmoil experienced by an individual. At the center of the novel is Ferit, a young intellectual raised with a Western education and shaped by positivist thought. Ferit is driven into a crisis of meaning due to a psychological breakdown. In this process, he encounters a house on Büyükada and the armchair of Mademoiselle Noraliya, who once lived ther

Nur is a contemporary Turkish novel by Mustafa Kutlu, centered on individual spiritual quest. The work explores the inner and Sufi journey of a young woman seeking existential answers amid the chaos of modern urban life. The novel is shaped through the author’s characteristic style, employing a simple yet profound narrative framework.PlotThe novel begins when Sinan, an architect, meets Nur, a young and beautiful woman, at the Şeyh Vefa Camii. Nur is also an architect and works at the company of

Gönül İşi (or Gönül İşi; Hikâyeler) is Mustafa Kutlu’s second collection of short stories written in free verse. First published in 1974 by Hareket Yayınları, it was later reissued by Dergâh Yayınları as part of their series “Türk Edebiyatı Hikâye”. The book presents a structure that embraces symbolic and Sufi narrative techniques while exploring Kutlu’s inner theme of the “gönül” — the heart or inner self.SubjectThe book contains ten independent stories: Kapıları Açmak, Kanoluk, Oy Dağlar, Duru

Allah’ım Ben Geldim is a book that calls upon the individual, surrounded by the pace of modern life and daily anxieties, to rediscover their inner voice and spiritual dimension. The book treats the longing for the divine as an inner awakening. The author presents a person’s return to Allah as a process of recognition, confrontation, and surrender. This return is neither merely an emotional quest nor simply a religious obligation; rather, it is the reestablishment of the human being’s connection

In our current world, everything is changing rapidly, and we are adapting to this change. But one thing remains constant: our thoughts. The recently popularized technique of manifesting claims that the life you envision is much closer than you think. Do our thoughts truly shape our future?In this article, we will explore what manifesting is, how it works, and how our brains participate in this process.This practice, which goes beyond simply wishing for things from the universe, can have effects

Cemil Meriç’s work titled Bu Ülke is a significant text both literary and philosophical in nature. First published in 1974, this book consists of essays in which the author presents his own ideas, observations, and critiques. In this work, Meriç examines the identity and culture problems of a nation caught between east and west. Written with a critical and questioning approach, Bu Ülke takes the reader on a profound journey through individual and social thought worlds. Meriç offers both a litera

In the later hours of the night, as I gaze at the stacks of magazine drafts and half-finished exam notes on my desk, I feel an indescribable emptiness within me. And my hand once again reaches for my digital journal. As the holiday draws near, I search for the deep longing I once felt for the early mornings of my childhood holidays. The old holidays, which our beautiful Turkish language could never fully capture in words, have now become faint memories echoing only in my mind. Once, even words h

Nefsin Terbiyesi is a work written by Mehmed Zahid Kotku and published by Server Yayıncılık.SubjectThe book focuses on the structure, functioning, and effects of the nafs on human life, aiming to show the ways to understand and discipline it. The author’s fundamental approach is based on the idea that a person can attain true spiritual maturity only by recognizing their own nafs and purifying themselves from its harmful aspects.In the work, the attributes of the nafs are explained in detail, bot

"Chakra" (Sanskrit: cakra) literally means "wheel" or "cycle." According to traditional Indian philosophy and Buddhist teachings, chakras are believed to be energy centers located within the human body. These centers are thought to regulate the flow of life energy (prana) and contribute to physical, mental, and spiritual balance and wholeness. The concept of chakras has been interpreted in various ways within traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and has been particularly elaborate

Sorrow and Chance is a collection of short stories by Turkish writer Mustafa Kutlu. The book draws attention with its profound introspective observations, the warmth of rural life, and a longing for traditional values. It contains seventeen short stories.SubjectLike the title story “Sorrow and Chance”, the book generally explores the coincidences losses and fragile joys in the lives of ordinary people. Events unfold sometimes at a train station, sometimes in a village mosque, sometimes during a