Abstract

The history of children’s literature is a reflection of sociologic evolutions and developments linked with the evolution in the understanding children and childhood. The following article draws a historical trajectory of children’s literature published in Turkey focusing on translated children’s literature within the sociological evolutions of the time periods in question. Discussions include the effects of the way society views the child, state policies as regards education and translation, the prevalence of audio-visual media and the evolutions in children’s literature in both the West and Turkey. Starting from the Reformation period of the Ottoman era, continuing with the new developments after the proclamation of the Republic and drawing a trajectory concentrating especially on the last half century, it aims to provide an understanding of the centrality of translation in the repertoire of a children’s literature.

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