The Time Regulation Institute
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The Time Regulation Institute is a satirical novel by Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that critiques modernization and bureaucracy in early 20th-century Turkey.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel → |
| author |
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
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| centralInstitution |
Time Regulation Institute
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| countryOfOrigin |
Turkey
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| critiques |
blind imitation of the West
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state bureaucracy → |
| culturalContext |
Republican-era Turkey
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| explores |
individual and society
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tension between tradition and modernity → |
| genre |
satire
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social critique → |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Ramiz
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Halit Ayarcı → Hayri İrdal → |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage |
Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| literaryMovement |
modernist literature
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| mainTheme |
Westernization
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bureaucracy → modernization in Turkey → social change → |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narration
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| notableFor |
allegorical portrayal of modernization
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critique of Turkish bureaucracy → |
| originalLanguage |
Turkish
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| settingLocation |
Turkey
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| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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| tone |
ironic
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satirical → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
("Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü")
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Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar → Turkish literature → |
notableWork |
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The Time Regulation Institute
("Time Regulation Institute")
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centralInstitution |
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The Time Regulation Institute
("Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü")
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hasTitleInOriginalLanguage |