Mustafa Karabulut

Keywords: Ottoman, Tanzimat period, novel, 19th century, alafranga

Abstract

Movement in the western states of the Ottoman Tanzimat period will reach a significantsize. Especially Istanbul, is the center of this movement. Almost all of Europe in the 19thoriginate century thought and experience of the Turkish community in the form of significantchanges occur. The Ottoman government of the period such changes are reflected in the novel.The author examines the theme of the West are particularly wrong. For this, it is also on certaintypes of novels. Tanzimat period that has become almost a fashion "Alafranga grow", isdelivered to readers through the novel from different angles. About this summer, how much andhow Alafranga activity reflected Tanzimat novels will try to be expressed.