the ideology of lexical choices in the turkish translations of oliver twist

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Most of the translated works contained undesirable omissions, reductions, ideological adaptations and/or discourses. The presence of obscene words and phrases in the books containing riddles, idioms, and phrases for children. It was alleged that the Ministry of Education coerced the committee which was appointed for the compilation of the titles into including certain titles while the list was being drawn up. • The works of living authors were not included in the list in order not to give rise to any sort of controversy. (http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEB_100_temel_eser_listesi_%28ilk%C3%B6 %C4%9Fretim%29) 2.2.4.1. Voices of Dissent against the Selection of Titles As the Ministry chose not to include the works of living authors to the lists compiled under the title ‘Turkish Literature’ so as not to arouse any kind of controversy, many people from various fields have expressed their discontent about the selection of works indicating that it is completely wrong not to include the works of such distinguished authors as Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Yaşar Kemal, Nurullah Ataç, Sabahaddin Eyüboğlu, etc. There are also some people who have claimed that some of the recommended titles are not worth reading and/or some of them are not suitable for children. Writers of children’s literature, in particular, have indicated that they cannot comprehend the rationale behind ‘100 Essential Readings,’ which-they think-will lead to the impoverishment of children’s literature, which is a relatively new genre, and they all agree that the selected titles are not capable of addressing contemporary children. For instance, Aytül Akal, a writer of children’s books, thinks that such authors as Pertev Naili Boratav, Tahir Alangu, Kemalettin Tuğcu, whose names appear on the lists of ‘100 Essential Readings,’ would discourage children from reading and blunt their fantasy worlds. She says that “only contemporary authors can address today’s children, and the expectations of children fifty or three hundred years ago were completely different from those of children today. People who 19
elieve otherwise actually do not know anything about children or their inner worlds” (2005; http://www.haber7.com/haber.php?haber_id=99450). In the same vein, Hasan Latif Sarıyüce, another writer of children’s books, believes it is necessary that works of contemporary authors, which would encourage children to read, replace those on the lists. (ibid.). Likewise, Necdet Neydim, who is a scholar and author of children’s literature, is highly critical of the selection of titles. He points out that selecting works of deceased authors is a blow to the newly-developing children’s literature. He says that “it is a sign of ignorance about children’s literature on the part of the selection committee” (ibid.). Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, an eminent poet, shares the common belief about the lists and points out that as the committee have deliberately refused to include the works of living authors, it seems that they do not recognize these authors. He believes this is indicative of a malicious intent, which is the endeavor to deprive children of contemporary authors (ibid.). Yalvaç Ural, a well-known author of children’s books is also critical of the selection of works. He argues that making a list of ‘100 Essential Readings’ is a totalitarian way of thinking about literature in the first place, and that the titles that appear on the lists can by no means contribute to the language development of children” (ibid.). On the other hand, Refik Durbaş, a distinguished author and journalist, partly agrees with the committee’s selection of works. He argues that “no matter if its author is dead or not, the work should cultivate children’s literary tastes.” Thus, he does not mind the names on the list as long as the titles are of literary value to children (ibid.). 2.2.4.2. Are the Publishers Ideologically Oriented? Another controversy broke out on August 19, 2006, when Umay Aktaş from Radikal daily brought up the changes made to western classics by publishing citations from books included on the ‘100 Essential Readings’ list bearing a ministryapproved logo. The news was headlined “Hayırlı Sabahlar Hans!” (2006; http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=196195) Aktaş found out that some publishers, Damla Publishing House in particular, had made some omissions, additions and adaptations to/from the Western classics and inserted Islamist ideology into their own versions of the classics. In her article, Aktaş also revealed that the ministry had not inspected the content of the books 20
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