such a canon? If so, what merits inclusion? What are the texts that might establish the
canon? The debates are pertinent to this survey in that they attempt to describe not only the
characteristics of literature in Turkey butto catalogue the mix offigures, images and tropes at
playin that literature. As a framework for a literary survey, the canon is useful for tracking a
progression ofgenres and themes, foridentifying local and foreign influences, and for …