A Life in Exile: An Analysis of the Uncanny and National Identity in Yaşar Kemal’s Look, the Euphrates River is Flowing Blood

Having a preliminary place and paramount significance among Yaşar Kemal’s historical fiction novels, Look, the Euphrates River is Flowing Blood first book of his quartet entitled “An Island Tale” that was published in 1997. Dealing with ordeal uncanny feelings Anatolian people after First World War, Kemal recounts material spiritual destruction caused by phenomenon migration both within beyond borders this work. As result Exchange Agreement signed between Turkey Greece 1923, inhabitants Ant (Mirmingi) Island, were forced to migrate lands they never knew. With population exchange decision taken Lausanne, Greeks sent it decided settle who lost their homeland wars on island Aegean. news, experience some stages queer, emotions, such as grief, anger, denial, bargaining, depression, ultimately acceptance, step into Greek an exchange. Vasili Atoynatanoğlu, veteran Sarıkamış operation, however, did not participate migration. People from various origins take refuge island, support Poyraz Musa, launch new life despite all pain have experienced. Predominantly based Freud, Bhabha, Kristeva’s theories uncanny, paper handles issues its profound impacts migrants local nation-building process Turkish state. The purpose analyse through “uncanny” nationalism highlighting presence characters novel.