In this paper, I will try to examine the culture and identity crisis which has reflected on modern novels from Tanzimat period. Unlike very clear characters like black-and-white fictionalized by the first period novelists, characters who internalize Western culture and even take the position of “Other” against their own culture are encountered in late period novels. The dimensions that this transition and resistance expanding the 21st century reached in Turkish literature can be explained only through a systematic reading and the attitudes that characters adopted against Westernization movement.

It can be seen that culture and identity crises which started by Tanzimat period are commonly discussed as a subject in Turkish novels. This resistance would lead to a natural civilization crisis. Aylak Adam, 'olay'lardan ok merkezdeki karakter C.'nin hayata yaklamna, gzlemlerine ve dncelerine younlar. A pioneer of the modern Turkish novel, Atlgan's work, in dealing with the existential crises of human beings, probes the depths of human psychology. Considering the centuries-long history of culture and identity and the challenge of leaving traditional values, it is undeniable that the transition obliged by Westernization within almost every field would encounter a natural resistance. Yusuf Atlgan (27 June 1921, Manisa - 9 October 1989, Istanbul) was a Turkish novelist and dramatist, best known for his novels Aylak Adam (The Flneur) and Anayurt Oteli (Motherland Hotel). Romann ana karakteri C., maddi adan rahat olan, bu nedenle almayan ve kendi tabiriyle aylaklk yapan bir. Bu nedenle, romann zeti, eserin yapsn gerek anlamda yanstamaz. The West which proved its superiority in every field following the19th century created an identity crisis not only in social life but also in novel genre which is the mirror of social life. Aylak Adam, 'olay'lardan ok merkezdeki karakter C.'nin hayata yaklamna, gzlemlerine ve dncelerine younlar.

Aylak Adam by Yusuf Atılgan