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In her latest novel, Serra Menekay deals with our liberation struggle that took place on the axis of Gördesli Makbule, one of the heroes of our War of Independence who remained in the background, and around Balıkesir, Bigadiç Sındırgı, Gördes, Demirci, Selendi, Eşme, Kula, where the raiders fought, and around Akdağ and Ulus Mountain in the north of the Simav valley gully. The events in the novel begin with the dissolution of Kuvayı Seyyare on January 23, 1921, and end with the decision to disband the Demirci Raiders in Balıkesir on September 30, 1922. In the work, which is a historical novel, all events and characters are given based on historical documents, without compromising its literary quality.
Serra Menekay, who published her tenth book with "Gördesli Makbule and Demirci Akınları", is also an expert medical doctor and a valuable personality known for her work in non-governmental organizations. As with his previous works, it is obvious from the first pages that this work is based on a very serious research process and that a lot of effort has been put into the work. Even though it is based on scientific data, the work never loses its fluidity and immersion. It is a work that should be read even by those who think they know the liberation struggle well, in order to see what is actually happening in the background. It is an enlightenment worth giving the opportunity just to get to know a unique personality like Gördesli Makbule.
“Gördesli Makbule and Demirci Akınları” is a novel that you will not forget to question as you read with tears in your eyes what difficulties our ancestors struggled with and what lives were lost for the sake of independence. I hope especially young readers should read it!