: Bu calismada; altmisli yillarda Turkiye’den Almanya’ya isci gocu ile birlikte olusmaya baslayan Turk-Alman, ya da eski adiyla disgoc yazininda ikinci kusak donemi konu alinmistir. Calisma, goc kavraminin tanimlanmasi ve artik gunumuzdeki adinin tanimlanmasiyla baslayip, Turk-Alman disgoc yazininin tarihsel gelisimi ile ilgili verilen genel olarak tanitilmasi ile devam etmektedir. Daha sonra,
... [Show full abstract] konunun sinirliligi acisindan seksenli yillara denk gelen ikinci kusak donemi ve yazarlari ile bu yazarlardan biri olan Renan Demirkan ve “Uc Şekerli Demli Cay” adli eseri ornekleme baglaminda kimlik arayisi acisindan ele alinmistir. Yazar Renan Demirkan ve eserinin secilmesinin nedeni, ikinci kusak gocmen yazini ozelliklerini yansittigi ve ana konusu olan kimlik arayisini dillendirdigi icindir. Turk-Alman yazinina farkli bir acidan, donemin onemli bir yazari ve eserinin incelenmesi acisindan irdelemeyi amaclayan calismamizda “vatan hasreti, uyum” gibi kavramlar incelenmeye calisilmistir. Donemin eserlerinde yansitilan bu kavramlarin barindirdigi derin anlamlar, farkli bir ulkede karsilasilan oteki kultur, farkli gelenek ve gorenekler ile oteki dil soz konusudur. Sonuc bolumunde, disgoc yazininin basladigi gunden Turk-Alman yazini adini aldigi gunumuze nasil degisiklik gecirdigi, yazinda kullanilan kavramlarin eserlere islenisi, gocle gittikleri baska bir ulkede yasamla mucadele ederken bu yazin turunun nasil ortaya ciktigi, secilen ornek baglaminda anlatilmaya calisilmis, ozelde de Turk-Alman gocmen yazini ikinci kusagin belli basli yazinsal ozellikleri ile ele aldigi konular, ornek metin baglaminda irdelenmeye calisilmistir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Goc, Disgoc Yazini, Edebiyat, Ikinci Kusak, Renan Demirkan. TURKISH-GERMAN MIGRATION LITERATURE IN GERMANY ON ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Abstract: This study investigates second generation period of Turkish - German literature (also called as immigration literature) which began with laborer immigration from Turkey to Germany in 1960 s. The study initially defines immigration concept, explores how it was named in different ways, and historical development of Turkish – German immigration literature is described. Since the topic is limited, with second generation period, a writer Renan Demirkan and her work “Uc Şekerli Demli Cay” has been selected for this study. By means of this study it is aimed to investigate the concept of “immigration”, to deepen this subject, and to the work “Us Şekerli demli Cay”, which is selected to approach from different perspectives. Renan Demirkan and her work were studied in terms of questing for identity. The work reflects the characteristics of second generation immigration literature, and the main theme of this period which is the quest for identity. The study investigates the concepts of “longing for homeland” and “adaptation”. Works of the period reflect deep meaning of this concept, feelings of the people who face a different culture in a different country, different traditions, and a different language. Finally the study describes how immigration literature has changed from its appearance to present time. Turkish –German literature was investigated in the context of text. Keywords: Immigration, Guest-Worker Literature, Literature, the Second Generation, Renan Demirkan