1970’ten Günümüze Bulgaristan Türk Edebiyatında Hatıra Türüne Genel Bir Bakış - A Review of the Memoir Genre in the Bulgarian Turkish Literature from 1970 to the Present

The main objective of this study is to analyze the works written in the memoir genre by the Bulgarian Turks from 1970 to present day, along with their respective contents and to examine these Works under section headings. In this respect, the historical journey of the ethnic and religious prohibitions that were imposed upon Bulgarian Turks along with the oppression, cruelty and violent incidents and the relationships between various ethnic groups in Bulgaria –especially that of Bulgarians and Turks- have been set forth by studying them under the given themes. Thus, the social struggle fort he rights and freedoms of various Turkish minorities –especially that of Bulgarian Turks- to protect their religious and national identities and to keep their cultural assets alive under a dissimiliar governing entity has been studied and set forth.