터키 문학에 나타난 여성의 근대적 자아의식 -소설 『내 마음의 낯섦』을 중심으로-

Abstract

Orhan Pamuk's A Strangeness in My Mind is a novel set in metropolitan Istanbul, Turkey, from the 1960s, at the height of the migrant wave, to 2012, and focuses on three generations of poor migrant families living there. The story is interwoven with political issues such as the process of modernisation and democratisation in Turkey, the question of Islamic sectarianism, and the stories of those who adapt quickly and those who are left behind in rapidly changing times. At the heart of these themes is an important discourse on love and marriage, and the various discriminations and pressures faced by women in Turkestan during the turbulent period of modernisation. The majority of the novel's female characters are women who speak out against the institutions and customs of Turkish society, where discrimination and oppression are widespread due to the influence of Islamic culture. Although Mevlut, the male protagonist, is at the centre of the novel, his life is shaped by the presence and roles of the various characters around him, especially the women. The female characters struggle to break free from the male-dominated and patriarchal society of Türkiye, striving for a life of self-determination and expressing a modern sense of self-confidence by breaking away from traditional marriage customs and asserting their right to choose their husbands. Rayiha, Samiha, Fatma and Fevziye marry the men of their choice, not those chosen for them by their fathers. Samiha, who continues to work despite her husband's objections, is another woman with an independent sense of self. Fatma represents a new generation of enterprising women, especially as she marries the man of her choice and continues her education without giving up her career. She is part of a family that does not wear a headscarf and does so by choice. Her behavior is significant in a society where the misogynistic ideas of Islamic ideology are prevalent. By using Fatma as a model for modern Turkish women, Pamuk wants to show that although Turkey is still a male-dominated and patriarchal society, women have the power to change this. In doing so, he hopes to give women comfort and hope, which, in a roundabout way, is the kind of gender-equal society Pamuk hopes to see.religious tolerance.