2009 · Fiction, Psychological FictionLoss
ZiyanStationed at an isolated military outpost in eastern Turkey, conscript Asil stands guard in sub-zero winter temperatures while planning his suicide. During long night watches, he conducts imaginary conversations with Ziya Hurşit, an Ottoman deputy hanged in 1926 for plotting to assassinate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The narrative moves between Asil's delirium and historical accounts of the conspiracy.
