Ultraviolet

Turkey's democracy, which was interrupted by military coups every ten years, perhaps suffered its greatest destruction with the September 12, 1980 Coup. The balance sheet was very heavy. This time, not only intellectuals and revolutionaries, but almost all segments of society were hit. A constitution that curtailed all social rights was approved, the autonomy of universities was destroyed thanks to YÖK, scientists and academics were removed from their faculties and chairs, scientific neutrality was put on the shelf, Turkish-Islamic synthesis was placed at the center of all research and teachings, religion courses were made compulsory in primary and secondary education. Those who came to power with promises of "developing the middle pillar" had further bent the middle pillar's back, and the mentality of "my civil servant knows his job" was clearly established. The overturning of all moral values in such a short time would naturally lead to social erosion, and it did.

New rich people springing up like mushrooms, education being emptied, a corrupting society and a segment of society that cannot get used to or keep up with this distorted reality... Winner of the 1987 Ferit Oguz Bayir Novel Award, Mor Ötesi deals with the recent history of Turkey and focuses on the upside down balances and how conservative the society has become. is an impressive novel that sheds light on how capital changed hands and the process of the country's development to this day.



Number of Pages: 105

Year of Printing: 2008


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Literature Publishing

First Printing Year: 2008

Number of Pages: 105

Language Turkish