The Concept of Child and Immigration in the Book Ökkeş Otopark’ta by Muzaffer İzgü
Muzaffer İzgü’nün Ökkeş Otopark’ta İsimli Kitabında Çocuk ve Göç Olgusu

Author : Hanife Nalan GENÇ
Number of pages : 199-210

Abstract

Migration may affect all individuals both who leave and who remain physically, socially and psychologically. Children are affected directly or indirectly by the migration movement no matter when they are with adults or they are alone. This effect on the children who have not completed their personal development yet may be both financially and spiritually. Migration and its consequences affect the children in two different ways: One in terms of creating identity and the other is being more vulnerable and undefended than adults. Children who are more than adults in number may not meet many basic needs such as shelter, protection, education and health services or they may be deprive of basic rights. The most negative impact of migration is that it deprives the child of the most basic rights. The child who is included or have to be included  in the family's livelihood, housing and other problems cannot use the right of education, playing or living a healthy life or the child may not use these rights enough. This study aims to find out the issue of migration and its meaning for a child Ökkeş who is the main child character in Ökkeş series by Muzaffer İzgü. The different adventures of Ökkeş are described in the context of the relationships he has with his close and distant surroundings in the books. The books in the series were examined the narrative places and the fiction with a general point of view, the seventh book named Ökkeş Otoparkta which took its focus on the child and migration traces was examined with a different point of view. The reflections of migration have been narrated by a child’s life. It was found that the concept of migration has different meanings for adults and children. Migration, which is a breaking point in the series, divides the flow of events as before and after migration. Considering the book named Ökkeş Otopark, it is concluded that the changes and references caused by migration are explained with a positive and optimistic view by Ökkeş, unlike adults.

Keywords

Muzaffer İzgü, The ‘Ökkeş’ series, Ökkeş is at the Car Park, Ökkeş, children, migration

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