A STUDY AND ANALYSİS OF THE STORY (AHMED EFENDİ'S MEMOİRS) BY THE IRAQİ TURKMEN NOVELİST HASHİM QASİM SALİHİ

one of the prominent writers in the field of contemporary Turkmen literature, is known for his dedication to the principles of friendship and brotherhood.He speaks the language of people, their pains, love and joy in the stories he writes.The writer beautifully and intimately deals with the events taking place in Turkmen society in his writings, which confirms that he is aware of people sufferings and aspirations.His stories are generally written in a news style.The topics of his stories are concerned with social relations.This writer, who is very interested in people's joys and happiness as well as their sufferings, has generally shown in most of his stories that he does not deviate from his unique style.If we investigate his stories, we will see the superiority of each one; besides, there is an obvious richness of ideas.He always deals with certain subjects like optimism and contradictions that arise within society.He believes that the future will be brighter than today.He emphasizes that friendship and brotherhood are of great importance and significance in life.This paper, touches upon the novelist's life, literary direction, and artistic works.It also discusses the story and novel in Iraqi Turkmen literature.