SUFISM AT EL F AFAK’S NOVEL LOVE EL F AFAK’IN A K ROMANINDA TASAVVUF

Sufism has always been on the focus of arguments in terms of its source, improvement and approach. Searching for the reflection of the creator in everything, Sufism has a tradition focused on love and tolerance. The attractiveness of mystical objects throughout the process of mankind’s improvement has also effects on Sufism and the transformation power of this effect raises people’s curiosity whether they are interested in Sufism or not. One of the lately important names of Turkish novelists -Elif afak’s latest novel ‘Love’ (2009) has a plot which gives love and personal freedom priority on the basis of sufistic thought. The novel has two different plots, one takes place in the 13th century and the other is in the 21st century. The story of Ella’s loneliness, searches and pursuit of love is handled together with Mevlana and Shams’ companionship through the pursuit of sufistic love in the 13th century. With its independent content, the plot in 13th century continues its existance by affecting and sometimes by transforming the other plot.The novel presents Sufism and tolerance to the readers through the agency of Mevlana. Stages of Sufism, its effects on personal improvement and transformation, its desire to create a language that gathers crowds together are the headlines Elif afak highlights about Sufism in A k. Before all else, the novelist is devoted to Sufistic literature and tries to present the language features in the era of Mevlana. In this work, the way of Sufistic elements’ presentation, effects of these elements on characters and the handling of Sufistic love in Mev lana’s era are studied. Tasavvuf; kayna , geli imi ve yakla m bi imi itiba riyle sürekli olarak tart malar n oda nda olmu tur. Her eyde yarat c n n yans mas n arayan tasavvuf, sevgi ve ho g rü odakl bir gelene e sahiptir. nsanl n geli im sürecinde gizemli unsurlar n ilgi ekicili i, tasavvufta da kendisini g stermi ve etkisinin d nü türme gücü, ilgili olsun veya olmas n herkeste, tasavvufa kar bir merak uyand rm t r. Türk roman n n son zamanlardaki nemli isimlerin den olan Elif afak’ n, son roman A k (2009), oda a al d tasavvuf dü ünce ekseninde, a k ve ki isel zgür lü ü nceleyen bir kurguya sahiptir. Roman, biri 13. di eri, 21. yüzy lda ge en iki farkl kurguya sahiptir. Ro manda Ella’n n yaln zl , aray lar ve a k kovalamas ile Mevlana ve ems’in 13. yüzy lda ya ad klar tasavvuf a k yolculu u, birlikte ilerler. 13. yüzy lda ge en kurgu, kendi i inde ba ms z bir i erikle di er kurguyu etkileyerek ba zen de d nü türerek varl n sürdürür. Romanda