Forgotten pasts, controlled present: an analysis of power in contemporary Turkish dystopian fiction
Turkish Studies, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2026.2741559
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Studies
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, MLA International Bibliography, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Social Sciences Abstracts, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Biopower, dystopia, sovereign power, Turkish literature
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This article examines the relationship between crisis and power in Turkish dystopian fiction. Focusing on Zülfü Livaneli’s Last Island (2008), Oya Baydar’s The General of the Garbage Dump (2009), and Mehveş Evin’s The Hotel at the Edge of the World (2022), it argues that these narratives portray crises as a political condition in which sovereign authority and biopower converge. Drawing on the ideas of Foucault and Agamben, the article shows that crises legitimize suspension of law, construction of enemies, and reorganization of social space. In doing so, it contributes to debates on dystopian fiction’s reimagining of political authority through the intertwined logics of biopolitics and sovereignty.