Ufuk KIRBAŞ

Nihayet ARSLAN

Morality is a concept that defines what is right and wrong and sets certain rules at this point. These rules can vary by time and place in non-religious morals. Religion-based morals, on the other hand, are universal and have immutable qualities. This article explored whether the concept of sin, a religious norm, was one of the criteria that shaped Peyami Safa's sense of morality. At first glance, it is understood that the author, who is evident to deal with his people and actions in the moral dimension in his novels, has adopted Turkish national morality because of the benefit it will provide to society. One of the fundamental factors shaping the Turkish national ethos is the rules of the Islamic religion. Within this framework, the question of how the author handles the concept of sin in his novels, driven by clues from his writings, becomes important. In his novels, Peyami Safa described morally corrupt people caught between East and West civilizations. Whether the notion of sin was a driving force in the background of the author's questioning of corruption in creating his novels in this perspective has been seen as a question worth exploring. Thus, this work aims to determine the place and impact of the concept of sin within the moral understanding of Peyami Safa.

Keywords: Peyami Safa, Religion, Sin Concept, Morality, National Morality