Criticism in turkish literature during the period of serveti funun and tenzimat

Abstract

The article examines literary genres and patterns of new literature that entered Turkish literature in the 19-th century for the first time. It is noted that criticism as a literary genre was not taken seriously when discussing new genres. The work in the field of criticism remained incomplete and fragmented. However, despite this, criticism was able to take its place as a literary genre in Turkish literature of this period. In literary circles, criticism was discussed as a “new literary trend” – a movement. In modern literature, criticism was also considered and discussed in a multidimensional key, including aspects such as time, space, evolution, imitation, aesthetics and literary work. Rekayzade M. Akram and Muallim Naci, Ahmet Mithad Efendi are famous critics of this period. Servati Funun is a period of Westernization of Turkish literature, when various literary genres were tried and included in Turkish literature. The understanding of Western literature that began in the Tanzimat period led to the emergence of technically successful works in the Servata Funun era. Literary criticism also developed further during this period.
Key words: Tanzimat literature, literary criticism, Westernization, 19th century Ottoman Empire, literary
movements.