Literatures in Translation: Literary Translation and Comparative Literature in the Turkish Context

As the latest American Comparative Literature Association reports (the ACLA state of discipline reports) suggest, following “translational turn” in comparative literature, novel intersections between translation studies and literature have paved way for further negotiations these two subjects a promising way. The aim this article is to discuss changing roles (translated) reconsider supposedly close relationship adjacent fields Turkish context. We agree with Gürsel Aytaç that intersection occurs literary translation. Literary translations are interventions source texts into receiving polysystem, meaningfully affecting host culture its system. Therefore, we argue as rewritings should serve more an object investigation field well literature. also unorthodox approaches translated can make disciplines come together fruitful ways. present study therefore encourages border-crossings open space new-fangled