This category features the complete collection of stories by Ömer Seyfettin (1884-1920), the founder and master of modern Turkish short fiction. Seyfettin revolutionized the short story genre in Turkish literature with his realistic narrative style, clear prose, strong plot construction, and surprising endings.
This collection encompasses a wide range of his works, from masterpieces such as “The Bomb” (Bomba), “The First Turkish Child” (Primo Türk Çocuğu), “The Lone Outlaw” (Yalnız Efe), “The Haunted Mansion” (Perili Köşk), “The Scythe” (Kaşağı), “Blood Money” (Diyet), and “Missed Opportunity” (Forsa), to his lesser-known early works.
Ömer Seyfettin’s stories explore themes such as national identity, the aftermath of the Balkan Wars, Anatolian life, social criticism, and human psychology. His works are indispensable to Turkish literature, valued both for their literary merit and their significance as historical and social documents.
The “Great Cabinet,” whose services history could never forget, had nominated him for the Senate, recognizing his power and merit, hadn’t it? In a strange and imaginary delirium, he imagined himself a minister. He would render a service to the […]
This novel is both reality and fiction. Ömer Seyfettin, with his subtle, satirical pen, shows some of the peculiarities and absurdities of actual events, and depicts the state of mind of an increasingly numerous youth who are ignorant, insolent, and
*Ve likülli kavmin had…*¹ What a strange, yet painful coincidence! We were five people in the second-class compartment we boarded at Serez Station. And all five of us were Turkish and Muslim… Many flocks of crows resembling the ominous and
“Life is a sleep, love is its dream!” they say. How true! I too loved and was loved. I had met my beautiful, compassionate Hayganoş at the Haçiks’ house. The respect I felt for this noble heart, this elegant girl,
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Literature, General Topics, The Complete Stories of Ömer Seyfettin1. A NEW ASSOCIATION August 30, 1908, Moda… I’ve just returned from a walk. There’s a sweet joy inside me. I’m sitting by my window. Our neighbor the Rupenyans’ large green parrot, hanging in its cage on the balcony, looks
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Literature, General Topics, The Complete Stories of Ömer SeyfettinA Social Novel I wrote this short novel five years ago. My purpose was not to create a literary work. I simply wanted to compare the strange thoughts of our intellectuals with social reality. After the Constitution, I met with
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Literature, General Topics, The Complete Stories of Ömer Seyfettin“It will pass.” “But behave yourself… Don’t serenade everywhere.” I laughed. Sait was introducing me to those gathered. “Muslihiddin Bey, one of the most enlightened of Ottoman intellectuals…” I was greeting them all separately. Anyway, there were only six I
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Literature, General Topics, The Complete Stories of Ömer Seyfettin…I was looking for apartment number twenty-five in the row of Tokatlıyan. Louis Durant was leading a very brilliant and genteel life. I also had a passing acquaintance with him from afar. He stopped by Tokatlıyan every evening. His wife
How I love examinations! But don’t misunderstand me. Not taking them, but giving them… Being an examiner is the sweetest of life’s drudgeries. During examination time, my soul changes, my feelings change, my thoughts change. In fact, you won’t believe
Once he made his decision, he slept very comfortably that night. In his dream, the dervish came again. He repeated his question: “O Hasan Bey! A very great calamity will befall you. Should it come in your old age? Or
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