Synthesis of Tradition and Updates in Turkish Storytelling

Abstract

This article examines the interpretation of the image of mother and child in the story "On a hot day" by the Turkish writer Yashar Kemal. The tense psychological situation in the story also sheds light on the folklore traditions characteristic of the writer's style. There is also a reaction to the fact that the unhappy childhood in the artist's artistic pursuits was transferred to his works as an image.