This book was the first book that I couldn’t name because of its writing style.
It’s not a story, it’s not a novel, it’s not a memoir at all...
Those over forty remember the nightmarish days that Turkey went through in the 1970s well.
Our idealist writer was among those who volunteered for the struggle in those years.
The writer, who was imprisoned because of the events he was involved in, described his experiences in prison in his books "Yanıkkale" and "Kapaltı".
This book is like a short summary of what a person who lived prison life for many years devoted himself to "reading books" in order to escape the troubles and depression that came with that life, tried to understand and comprehend.
This book is, so to speak, a small library that examines the social psychological aspects of human life, Turkish identity, Turkish history, Islam and Turks, Turkish culture and civilization, the Crusades, etc.
It offers satisfying information on the subj Show More