EXILE OLD AND NEW Engin Erkiner
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The oldest known in history His exile must be Aristotle. After living in Athens for years, when the conflict between this city-state and Macedonia broke out, he had to leave the city because he came from there. It is not necessary to go back that far. . It is sufficient to compare the exiles before and after 2000..
Staying away from the country of exile means not receiving any news.
Due to the great development in communication technology, not being able to receive news is a thing of the past.
For example, Diyarbakır' Izmir, Ankara, Paris and London can learn what is happening at the same time. It is possible to communicate constantly with friends in the country that had to be abandoned. This possibility did not exist before. The downside of this development is that correspondence has become a thing of the past. The letter has been replaced by internet correspondence.
< span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For writers, being in exile meant being cut off from the language. This too is a thing of the past. You can watch almost all the newspapers published in the country online, and be informed about new books immediately and order them. It is true that there is a disconnection from the environment in which one lives in one or another city of the country, but this disconnection can be eliminated to a large extent with the continuous communication and information flow.
Especially in countries where the use of Turkish is widespread, such as Germany, the justification "I cannot produce, I am disconnected from the language" has lost its validity. There is a disconnection, but it is not like before.
A book produced in the past - let's say - could not spread much, usually It would remain in and around the place where it was produced. Now it is possible to access E-Books from all over the world.
If you are not read, it is not because you cannot reach the reader. There are other reasons.
The main reason for these is poor quality production.
Literature, political theory, different types of narratives; All of these can become so widespread that they cannot be compared with the previous century.
In the past, since production was low, a new book was more likely to attract attention. .
Now you need to be able to produce at a level that will stand out among the abundant poetry, literature, political theory or narratives.
Information is spreading at great speed and many people are looking for quality production in a short time.can reach.
For shoots, this It is a great opportunity, but it comes with great difficulty: it is easy to stand out among a small number of producers, now it is necessary to do the same among a large number of producers.
This is only possible by constantly researching and learning.
Continuously repeating the old, which is common in exiles, is attracting less and less attention.
< span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Neither the country you had to leave, nor the relationships that remained there, nor the knowledge of the past; All of these have changed.
It is necessary to produce by taking these into consideration, and this is a big problem.
A similar problem is experienced by those who live and produce in the country, but the exiles are usually it is especially difficult for them to understand the new because they like to live in the past, longing for a world that no longer exists. .
