Yaprak Dökümü is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Resat Nuri Güntekin

Reşat Nuri Güntekin was a Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright. His most known novel, Çalıkuşu is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia; a movie was filmed on this book in 1966, and a TV series were produced in 1986...

, written in 1939.

Plot summary

The novel revolves around a middle class Turkish family (the Tekins) in the 1930s. The main characters are Ali Riza Tekin (head of the Tekin family), his wife Hayriye, their young daughters: Fikret (the oldest daughter), Leyla (the second daughter), Necla (the third daughter), Ayşe (their youngest daughter), their only son Şevket (who is between Fikret and Leyla) and his bride Ferhunde (who is also the principal antagonist).

In English

• Reşat Nuri Güntekin- Information about Reşat Nuri Güntekin on an official website on Turkish culture

In Turkish

• About the novel