KARE

Abstract

The contemporary face of art and literature is as important as the tradition dimension. With the spread of the printing press, intercultural interaction gains momentum. Accordingly, new and effective forms of expression develop in art and literature. Strengthening intercultural cooperation further expands the cultural environment of the artists.
In Turkish literature, this process gains a new dimension with the Tanzimat Edict. Departures to Europe for education begin. Turkish children studying at foreign schools learn Western languages. With the political and economic developments, the advantages of learning Western languages are recognized. This process quickly manifests itself in political, military and cultural fields. With this study, we aim to trace the process we briefly mentioned above based on Ömer Seyfettin's fictional works.
Although he died at a very young age, Omer Seyfettin, whom we see that there is an important intellectual accumulation in her works, is related to his social and cultural environment as well as the education he received. His interest in Turkish history and literature shifts to the history and literature of contemporary societies, especially when he begins to learn foreign languages. It reaches a significant intellectual accumulation in a short time. It is possible to see the traces of this in all his writings, especially his fictional works.
It is undoubtedly a result of this accumulation that the East and the West frequently commemorate and refer to art and scientists, their thoughts and works. Therefore, in the background of Omer Seyfettin's accumulation, the texts he read from the East and the West and the culture of both geographies are as effective as his contemporary artists.
According to Omer Seyfettin, he points out that taking the West as an example in literary innovation was inevitable for that day and that this situation was a modern necessity rather than a personal preference for him.