Everyday life practices in the stories of Mustafa Kutlu: a case study of “windy market”

Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz

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Everyday life practices in the stories of Mustafa Kutlu: a case study of “windy market”

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

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İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.280-303

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

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Türkçe

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2001353272

pISSN:

1307-9905

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 The everyday life of ordinary people underwent a profound transformation, particularly with the developments of the 19th and 20th centuries. Marxist thinkers argue that this new way of life, which claims to liberate individuals, in fact enslaves them. Among these thinkers, Michel de Certeau stands out prominently. In his two-volume work, The Practice of Everyday Life, he emphasizes the significance of space while defining the key concepts that shape the daily lives of ordinary people. He categorizes neighborhood and marketplaces within neighborhoods as distinct spatial domains. According to him, the norms of propriety -social obligations, codes of politeness, and avoidance of erotic expression- that prevail in neighborhoods do not apply to marketplaces. Ordinary individuals respond to the strategies imposed by neighborhood life with tactics of their own. Marketplaces are sites where the tactics reflecting the will of the weak become dominant. The renowned Turkish story writer Mustafa Kutlu, who gained prominence in the 2000s, realistically depicts the atmosphere of a metropolitan marketplace through various characters in his story Rüzgârlı Pazar, which he wrote after spending considerable time among street vendors. This study examines Kutlus story through the lens of de Certeaus conceptual framework. In other words, it seeks to answer the question: Do the transgressive behaviors observed in French marketplaces, as discussed by de Certeau, also appear in Rüzgârlı Pazar? The findings suggest that the relationships between vendors and customers in the story reflect a structure remarkably similar to de Certeaus analysis of space, neighborhood, and marketplaces, offering a broad insight into the everyday life of ordinary individuals.

 The everyday life of ordinary people underwent a profound transformation, particularly with the developments of the 19th and 20th centuries. Marxist thinkers argue that this new way of life, which claims to liberate individuals, in fact enslaves them. Among these thinkers, Michel de Certeau stands out prominently. In his two-volume work, The Practice of Everyday Life, he emphasizes the significance of space while defining the key concepts that shape the daily lives of ordinary people. He categorizes neighborhood and marketplaces within neighborhoods as distinct spatial domains. According to him, the norms of propriety -social obligations, codes of politeness, and avoidance of erotic expression- that prevail in neighborhoods do not apply to marketplaces. Ordinary individuals respond to the strategies imposed by neighborhood life with tactics of their own. Marketplaces are sites where the tactics reflecting the will of the weak become dominant. The renowned Turkish story writer Mustafa Kutlu, who gained prominence in the 2000s, realistically depicts the atmosphere of a metropolitan marketplace through various characters in his story Rüzgârlı Pazar, which he wrote after spending considerable time among street vendors. This study examines Kutlus story through the lens of de Certeaus conceptual framework. In other words, it seeks to answer the question: Do the transgressive behaviors observed in French marketplaces, as discussed by de Certeau, also appear in Rüzgârlı Pazar? The findings suggest that the relationships between vendors and customers in the story reflect a structure remarkably similar to de Certeaus analysis of space, neighborhood, and marketplaces, offering a broad insight into the everyday life of ordinary individuals.

 The everyday life of ordinary people underwent a profound transformation, particularly with the developments of the 19th and 20th centuries. Marxist thinkers argue that this new way of life, which claims to liberate individuals, in fact enslaves them. Among these thinkers, Michel de Certeau stands out prominently. In his two-volume work, The Practice of Everyday Life, he emphasizes the significance of space while defining the key concepts that shape the daily lives of ordinary people. He categorizes neighborhood and marketplaces within neighborhoods as distinct spatial domains. According to him, the norms of propriety -social obligations, codes of politeness, and avoidance of erotic expression- that prevail in neighborhoods do not apply to marketplaces. Ordinary individuals respond to the strategies imposed by neighborhood life with tactics of their own. Marketplaces are sites where the tactics reflecting the will of the weak become dominant. The renowned Turkish story writer Mustafa Kutlu, who gained prominence in the 2000s, realistically depicts the atmosphere of a metropolitan marketplace through various characters in his story Rüzgârlı Pazar, which he wrote after spending considerable time among street vendors. This study examines Kutlus story through the lens of de Certeaus conceptual framework. In other words, it seeks to answer the question: Do the transgressive behaviors observed in French marketplaces, as discussed by de Certeau, also appear in Rüzgârlı Pazar? The findings suggest that the relationships between vendors and customers in the story reflect a structure remarkably similar to de Certeaus analysis of space, neighborhood, and marketplaces, offering a broad insight into the everyday life of ordinary individuals.

 Sıradan insanın gündelik hayatı, özellikle 19. ve 20. yüzyıllarda yaşanan gelişmelerle köklü bir değişime uğramıştır. Marksist düşünürler, insanları özgürleştirdiği iddia edilen bu yeni yaşam biçiminin aslında onları köleleştirdiğini ileri sürerler. Michel De Certeau, bu düşünürlerin önde gelenleri arasındadır. Gündelik Hayatın Keşfi başlıklı iki ciltlik eserinde sıradan insanın gündelik hayatını şekillendiren temel kavramları tanımlarken mekânın önemine vurgu yaparak, mahalleyi ve mahalle içindeki pazar yerlerini ayrı kategoriler olarak ele alır. Mahallede geçerli olan uygunluk -toplum hayatının bireye yüklediği yükümlülükler, nezaket kuralları, erotik sözlerden kaçınma gibi- pazar yerlerinde geçerli değildir. Sıradan insan, mahallede geçerli olan stratejiye taktik üreterek karşılık vermektedir. Pazarlar, zayıfın iradesini yansıtan taktiklerin baskın hale geldiği yerlerdir. 2000li yıllardan sonra Türk öykücülüğünde önemli bir yere sahip olan Mustafa Kutlu da pazarcılar arasında uzun süre vakit geçirerek ve onlarla yaşayarak yazdığı Rüzgârlı Pazar öyküsünde, metropoldeki pazar yerinin atmosferini farklı karakterler aracılığıyla gerçekçi bir yaklaşımla yansıtır. Bu çalışma, de Certeaunun kavramlarını izleyerek Kutlunun hikâyesini incelemektedir. Bir başla deyişle Fransadaki pazar yerlerinde geçerli olan uygunsuzluklar, Rüzgârlı Pazar için de geçerli midir? sorusuna cevap aranmaktadır. Olağan insanların gündelik hayatından geniş kesitler sunan hikâyede, pazarcılar ve müşteriler arasındaki ilişkilerin, büyük ölçüde de Certeaunun mekân, mahalle ve pazar yeri tahlillerine benzer bir görünüm sergilediği ortaya çıkmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Everyday life practices in the stories of Mustafa Kutlu: a case study of “windy market”

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.280-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353272

pISSN:

1307-9905

Michel de Certeau

Mustafa Kutlu

everyday life

marketplace

Windy Market.Michel de Certeau

Mustafa Kutlu

gündelik hayat

pazar yeri

Rüzgârlı Pazar

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz

Yayıncı: İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar: Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi: İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.280-303

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001353272

pISSN: 1307-9905

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Fatih Yılmaz

Yayıncı:

İdeal Kent Yayınları

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Sosyolojisi ve Toplum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

İDEALKENT Issue 48, pp.280-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353272

pISSN:

1307-9905