Ecocriticism and Translation: A Descriptive Study on Elif Shafak’s Bit Palas

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the English translation Elif Shafak’s Bit Palas from perspective ecocriticism. As ecocriticism has emerged as a subdiscipline cultural studies which affected large extent, one can readily establish relationship between ecology, culture, literature, and translation. In carried out with ecocritical awareness, what matters extent ecological orientations in source text are transferred target text, rather than fact that faithful or correct. way, foster construction restoration thought. Palas, examined study, deals human life tandem phenomenon garbage. respect, it obvious novel contributes awareness society. reflects history, chaos Istanbul through different characters centers upon pollution prevails city second half twentieth century. Pollution could turn into most devastating disasters manifests itself aspects throughout novel. garbage piles sole reason triggers integrates beings nature, they live in. main endeavor study will be discuss how an recreated new environment. dimension concepts çöp [garbage], koku [smell], böcek [insect], bit [louse]. Based on this, determined translator tackles these elements while transferring them text.