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Recaizade Mahmud Ekrem’s contribution to Turkish literature, Araba Sevdası, addresses one of the most painful issues of the Tanzimat era: misguided Westernization. While the intellectuals of the period viewed modernization as salvation, a superficial, frivolous type emerged who perceived this process merely as a change in “appearance and lifestyle.” The most concrete literary embodiment of this type is Beyruz Bey. Indeed, his tragicomic demeanor and attitude are still today referred to in sociol

Taaşşuk-ı Talat ve Fitnat was written by Şemsettin Sami, one of the prominent authors of the Tanzimat era. Published in 1872, the work is considered one of the first examples of the novel genre in Turkish literature. From a literary standpoint, the novel contains the early elements of Western narrative techniques and social criticism. It was adapted into modern Turkish by Ömer Aslan and published by Türkiye İş Bankası Cultural Publications. Subject The novel centers around a love story set withi