Turkish Literature - Early 20th-century Turkish Literature

Early 20th-century Turkish Literature

Further information: Poetry of the Ottoman Empire, Prose of the Ottoman Empire

Most of the roots of modern Turkish literature were formed between the years 1896—when the first collective literary movement arose—and 1923, when the Republic of Turkey was officially founded. Broadly, there were three primary literary movements during this period:

  • the Edebiyyât-ı Cedîde (ادبيات جدیده; "New Literature") movement
  • the Fecr-i Âtî (فجر آتى; "Dawn of the Future") movement
  • the Millî Edebiyyât (ملى ادبيات; "National Literature") movement

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