From Prejudice to Empathy: An Analytical Attempt on Emrah Serbes’s Story ‘The Terrorist Upstairs’

Ferhat Uzunkaya

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From Prejudice to Empathy: An Analytical Attempt on Emrah Serbes’s Story ‘The Terrorist Upstairs’

Yazarlar:

Ferhat Uzunkaya

Yayıncı:

Kafkas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 35, pp.145-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349685

pISSN:

2149-0643

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Özet:

 Emrah Serbes is one of the most famous writers of contemporary Turkish literature. His book Erken Kaybedenlerler contains eight stories. The protagonists of Serbes story book Erken Kaybedenlerler are mostly boys. The lives of these young people, who are ordinary, sad and at the same time quick-tempered characters, are discussed as ordinary but impressive and sometimes funny. In Serbes characters, women are usually the loverslovers. Female characters, who are not as strong as male characters, act as cloakrooms in Serbes stories. Men are mostly the protagonists in the stories. All stories are told through them. While their tragic human fate is being depicted, at the same time their tragicomic sides are also revealed. In the stories, men are both quick-tempered and easy to cry. While the story deals with the protagonist Nurettins basic emotions such as loneliness, hatred and anger, it presents a narrative enriched with political and social references. In this context, the article discusses thematic elements such as the individual-society relationship, the search for identity and the typology of violence. The events fictionalised through the protagonists perception of the Terrorist Upstairs shed light on current issues such as prejudices in society and media influence. In this context, the article interprets the conflicts established in the story at both individual and social levels and analyses the world of meaning of the metaphors and symbols in the story.In the study, it will be emphasised that the story mirrors the complex emotional states and existential problems of modern children and will be analysed in terms of story technique.

 Emrah Serbes is one of the most famous writers of contemporary Turkish literature. His book Erken Kaybedenlerler contains eight stories. The protagonists of Serbes story book Erken Kaybedenlerler are mostly boys. The lives of these young people, who are ordinary, sad and at the same time quick-tempered characters, are discussed as ordinary but impressive and sometimes funny. In Serbes characters, women are usually the loverslovers. Female characters, who are not as strong as male characters, act as cloakrooms in Serbes stories. Men are mostly the protagonists in the stories. All stories are told through them. While their tragic human fate is being depicted, at the same time their tragicomic sides are also revealed. In the stories, men are both quick-tempered and easy to cry. While the story deals with the protagonist Nurettins basic emotions such as loneliness, hatred and anger, it presents a narrative enriched with political and social references. In this context, the article discusses thematic elements such as the individual-society relationship, the search for identity and the typology of violence. The events fictionalised through the protagonists perception of the Terrorist Upstairs shed light on current issues such as prejudices in society and media influence. In this context, the article interprets the conflicts established in the story at both individual and social levels and analyses the world of meaning of the metaphors and symbols in the story.In the study, it will be emphasised that the story mirrors the complex emotional states and existential problems of modern children and will be analysed in terms of story technique.

 Emrah Serbes is one of the most famous writers of contemporary Turkish literature. His book Erken Kaybedenlerler contains eight stories. The protagonists of Serbes story book Erken Kaybedenlerler are mostly boys. The lives of these young people, who are ordinary, sad and at the same time quick-tempered characters, are discussed as ordinary but impressive and sometimes funny. In Serbes characters, women are usually the loverslovers. Female characters, who are not as strong as male characters, act as cloakrooms in Serbes stories. Men are mostly the protagonists in the stories. All stories are told through them. While their tragic human fate is being depicted, at the same time their tragicomic sides are also revealed. In the stories, men are both quick-tempered and easy to cry. While the story deals with the protagonist Nurettins basic emotions such as loneliness, hatred and anger, it presents a narrative enriched with political and social references. In this context, the article discusses thematic elements such as the individual-society relationship, the search for identity and the typology of violence. The events fictionalised through the protagonists perception of the Terrorist Upstairs shed light on current issues such as prejudices in society and media influence. In this context, the article interprets the conflicts established in the story at both individual and social levels and analyses the world of meaning of the metaphors and symbols in the story.In the study, it will be emphasised that the story mirrors the complex emotional states and existential problems of modern children and will be analysed in terms of story technique.

 Emrah Serbes, günümüz Türk edebiyatının adından söz ettiren kalemlerindendir. Erken Kaybedenler adlı kitabında sekiz hikâye yer alır. Serbesin Erken Kaybedenler adlı hikaye kitabının kahramanları çoğunlukla erkek çocuklardır. Sıradan, hüzünlü ve aynı zamanda çabuk sinirlenen tiplerden oluşan bu gençlerin; sıradan ama etkileyici bazen de komik hayatlarını konu edinilir. Serbes karakterlerinde kadınlar genellikle âşık olunan kişiler sevgililerdir. Erkek karakterler kadar güçlü olmayan kadın karakterler Serbes hikâyelerinde vestiyer görevi görürler. Erkekler hikâyelerde çoğunlukla başkarakter konumundadırlar. Bütün hikâyeler onlar üzerinden anlatılır. Onların, trajik insan yazgısı işlenirken aynı zamanda trajikomik yanlarını da gözler önüne serilir. Hikâyelerde erkekler hem çabuk sinirlenir hem de kolay ağlayabilen kişiler olarak karşımıza çıkarlar. Hikâye, başkişi Nurettinin yaşadığı yalnızlık, kin ve öfke gibi temel duygularını ele alırken, politik ve sosyal göndermelerle zenginleşen bir anlatı sunar. Bu bağlamda, makale, hikâyede birey-toplum ilişkisi, kimlik arayışı ve şiddetin tipolojisi gibi tematik unsurları tartışmaya açmaktadır. Hikâyenin başkahramanının üst kattaki terörist algısı üzerinden kurgulanan olaylar, toplumdaki ön yargılar ve medya etkisi gibi güncel meselelere ışık tutmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, makale, hikâyede kurulan çatışmaları hem bireysel hem de toplumsal düzeyde yorumlamakta; hikâyede yer alan metaforların ve sembollerin anlam dünyasını çözümlemektedir. Çalışmada, hikayenin modern çocuk bireylerin karmaşık duygu durumlarına ve varoluşsal sorunlarına ayna tuttuğu vurgulanacak ve hikaye tekniği bakımından analizi yapılacaktır.

Makale detayları

From Prejudice to Empathy: An Analytical Attempt on Emrah Serbes’s Story ‘The Terrorist Upstairs’

Yazarlar:

Ferhat Uzunkaya

Yayıncı:

Kafkas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 35, pp.145-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349685

pISSN:

2149-0643

Emrah Serbes

The Terrorist Upstairs

Story

Story Analysis

Contemporary Turkish Literature.Emrah Serbes

Üst Kattaki Terörist

Hikaye

Hikaye Çözümlemesi

Günümüz Türk Edebiyatı.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ferhat Uzunkaya

Yayıncı: Kafkas University

Ana Başlıklar: Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi: Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 35, pp.145-158

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349685

pISSN: 2149-0643

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ferhat Uzunkaya

Yayıncı:

Kafkas University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye Sahası Yeni Türk Edebiyatı

Dergi:

Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 35, pp.145-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349685

pISSN:

2149-0643