In a sense it exemplifies Tzvetan Todorov's emphasis on how a novel can be more influential than a mere Kemal Tahir's Devlet Ana, on the other hand, is no doubt one of the most influential historical-novels of the late-Republican Era. The "father complex" he talks about is the most controversial aspect of the Kemalist ideology. The present analysis will mostly concentrate on the "leadership aspect" of Kemalism that Tanpınar implicitly criticizes. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar's Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü is an allegorical novel criticizing various aspects of the Kemalist Ideology. This work will focus on the books of three famous Turkish writers namely Kemal Tahir (Devlet Ana, Mother State 1967), Atilla Ilhan (Dersaadet'te Sabah Ezanları, Morning Prayers in Istanbul, 1981) and Ahmed Hamdi Tanpınar (Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü, Time Regulation Institute, 1961) whose historical novels are good examples of the complex relationship between literature, culture and politics of identity formation. In fact culture itself is in no way immune from the surrounding ideology and politics of identity. Quite the contrary, literature is not neutral vis a vis the cultural and political requirements of its community. A literary piece of work is not the solitary production of the writer whose sole incitement is inspiration.
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