Savaşın Gölgesinde Yazılan Hikâyeler: Ömer Seyfettin’in Hikâyelerinde  Savaşın Yansımaları
Savaşın Gölgesinde Yazılan Hikâyeler: Ömer Seyfettin’in Hikâyelerinde  Savaşın Yansımaları
Yazar: Koçak, Ahmet
Dergi: Çanakkale Araştırmaları Türk Yıllığı, Vol. 13 No. 18, 2015
Anahtar kelimeler: Ömer Seyfettin, Rumelia/Balkans, story, soldier, war, conflict ; Ömer Seyfettin, Rumeli/Balkanlar, hikâye, asker, savaş, çatışma

Modern Türk hikâyesinin öncü isimlerinden Ömer Seyfettin (1884-1920), asker bir aileden gelmenin yanı sıra, kendisi de askerî eğitim almış, asker olarak görev yapmıştır. O, özellikle II. Meşrutiyet’in ilanından sonra bir asker olarak görev yaptığı Rumeli/Balkan coğrafyasında yaşanan siyasî gelişmelerin, çatışmaların yakın tanığı olmuştur. Onun hikâyelerinde askerlik hatıralarının, Balkan Savaşlarının öncesinden başlayarak, gerek cephede gerekse cephe gerisinde yaşanan siyasî ve sosyal olayları geniş tasviri yer alır. Özellikle savaşlar neticesinde ortaya çıkan menfaatperest, fırsatçı tipler olumsuz tipler olarak işlenir. Bu makalede Ömer Seyfettin’in Balkan Savaşları öncesinden başlayarak Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve sonrasını ele alan, savaşın gölgesinde yazılan hikâyelerinin değerlendirilmesi yapılacaktır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Ömer Seyfettin, Rumeli/Balkanlar, hikâye, asker, savaş, çatışma.Stories Written in the Shade of Wars: Reflections of Wars in the Stories of Ömer SeyfettinAbstract Ömer Seyfettin (1884-1920), one of the leading names of modern Turkish story, was the son of a military official. He also got military education and served as an officer in the army.Particularly after the declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, he was a close witness of the political developments and conflicts in Rumelia/the Balkans, where he served as an officer in the army. His stories include broad description of his military memoirs, and political and social events experienced in and behind the battlefront, beginning before the Balkan wars. The self-seeking, opportunist type of people who especially show up as a result of the wars are depicted as negative types. In this article, the stories of Omer Seyfettin written in the shade of war during the period from before the Balkan wars till the end of the First World War will be taken into consideration.Keywords: Ömer Seyfettin, Rumelia/Balkans, story, soldier, war, conflict.

Ömer Seyfettin , one of the leading names of modern Turkish story, was the son of a military official. He also got military education and served as an officer in the army.Particularly after the declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, he was a close witness of the political developments and conflicts in Rumelia/the Balkans, where he served as an officer in the army. His stories include broad description of his military memoirs, and political and social events experienced in and behind the battlefront, beginning before the Balkan wars. The self-seeking, opportunist type of people who especially show up as a result of the wars are depicted as negative types. In this article, the stories of Omer Seyfettin written in the shade of war during the period from before the Balkan wars till the end of the First World War will be taken into consideration