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Critical / social realist writers of Turkish literature must have read the writers who had predecessors in Russian literature. In this article, which was written with this thought in mind, a comparative study will be made on the thematic structures and protagonists of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol's Overcoat and Orhan Kemal's Kirli Pardösü. Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol is among the leading critical realist writers of Russian literature and Orhan Kemal is among the leading critical realists of Turkish literature. In his work, Gogol's Overcoat, he generally reflected the situation of a low-ranking official in 19th century Russia, and Orhan Kemal reflected the situation of a low-ranking official in Turkey at the beginning of the first half of the 20th century. It is known that there are autobiographical reflections from the lives of the authors in both works. In this study, it has been tried to explain the common aspects that have been determined to exist in the works, one of which was written in the genre of novalla, and the other, which was written in the type of story, called Kirli Pardösü. Determining the common and different aspects between the predecessor and the successor works, both of which were written to reflect the financial difficulties of the petty civil servant, was determined as the main issue of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Orhan Veli, one of the important figures of Turkish literature who stands out with his poet identity, reveals his success in the prose genre with his stories written in addition to his poems. Orhan Veli has a total of seven stories, one of which is a free translation that is not voluminous but outweighs the qualitative aspect. The author, who brought a new breath to Turkish poetry with the Garip movement, influenced many poets in his period and after him with his understanding of art that he put forward within the framework of this movement. It is possible to see the effect of the Garip movement in the stories of Orhan Veli as well. Subjects such as the passion for the sea, the daily life of ordinary people, nature, love, joy of life, social criticism, and Istanbul are included in his stories. The stance of ordinary people towards life, instantaneous sections from life take their place in stories with a plain and fluent style. His stories that he wrote in Chekhov style, inspired by life, are part of life and give the impression that they were written with an observation when walking among the people. In the study, his contribution to Turkish literature with his storytelling identity as well as the poetry of a simple and clear pen was revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first poems of Edip Cansever, who is identified in the İkinci Yeni in Turkish poetry, are under the influence of the Garip movement. Cansever, who has stepped upto a different edge with his book titled Yerçekimli Karanfil, also catches a different dimension with the same poem, which he named his book with. It's a chart that tries to unite existential problems with a lyrical discourse. Cansever, who is said to be a poet of short moments and existential affairs, has brought together two elements in his poem entitled "Yerçekimli Karanfil". According to the other poems of the poet, especially the ones, where he works on existential principles, the poem mentioned is rather short. The poem, which allows to narrate moving from the moment, is surrounded by different forms of images and harmony. In this study, by analysing the content, external structure, language and style of Edip Cansever's poem "Yerçekimli Karanfil", its formal features with its multi-layered meaning will be revealed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of textbooks as the primary source of foreign language teaching makes the selection of texts included in books important. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages also draws attention to the importance of texts in foreign language teaching and emphasizes that students should meet with a large number of texts. Because texts help develop not only reading skills but also speaking and writing skills. They also contribute to the vocabulary development of language learners and the recognition of the culture of the learned language as well as the acquisition of knowledge about the country/countries where the target language is spoken. Thus, for an efficient and effective foreign language course, the texts to be selected in textbooks need to comply with students' level as well as with course goals and objectives. Literary genres, text authenticity and text theme are certainly the important criteria to be considered in the selection of texts included in textbooks. The present study thus examined the genre, theme and originality of texts included in Yunus Emre Turkish Teaching Books which are often preferred by centers teaching Turkish as a foreign language, both in Turkey and abroad. To this end, the study used a document analysis method in a manner to contribute to the qualitative research. Data collected was analyzed using content analysis. As a result, the study tried to answer the following questions: What literary genres and themes do the texts in the said course book focus on? What literary genre do these texts concentrate on depending on the level? To what extend are original texts included in the book depending on the level? Do these texts comply with the textual parameters as described by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]