Adnan Menderes And Democrat Party In Turkish Novels After Early-Republican Era (1960-1980)

Impacts of important social events on literature can be determined and identified through researches done on literal works. The initial examples of violent actions in the period between 1960 and 1980 when rebellious and terror actions made a peak in Turkey were seen before 1960. During this period, the state confronted with the army and various groups (students, civil servants, labors etc) and the escalated tension resulted in the May 27 military coup. The Prime Minister of the time Adnan Menderes and the ruling Democrat Party were at the heart of the developments in this period which have become subject to a number of researches and studies from different disciplines. This study reviews six novels which concern the May 27 era and seeks how the authors of these novels treat Menderes and Democrat Party. The article concludes that the novels hold Menderes and his party liable for the political, social and economic crises in this period.