Abstract This study analyzes the translation of political narratives in Beyoglu’nun En Guzel Abisi, a 2013 detective novel by the best-selling Turkish author Ahmet Umit. Translated into English by Elke Dixon as When Pera Trees Whisper ( 2014 ), the novel addresses the events of 6–7 September 1955 that led to the exodus of non-Muslim communities from Istanbul as well as the Gezi Park protests in 2013. The source text reproduces the competing public narratives on issues including ethnic diversity in Turkey, the public mobilization at Gezi, and police intervention during the protests. These narratives play a crucial role, particularly in light of the framing of the protagonist, Chief Inspector Nevzat, as a “good cop” in previous installments of the detective series. In the target text, Elke Dixon translates narratives and counter-narratives for an international readership, conveying the variety of narrative perspectives and framing choices through explicitations, shifts, and other strategies.

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翻译艾哈迈德·乌米特（AhmetÜmit）的《当百年古树低语》时的叙述和反叙事

摘要这项研究分析了2013年最畅销的土耳其作家艾哈迈德·乌米特（Ahmet Umit）创作的侦探小说《 Beyoglu'nun En Guzel Abisi》中政治叙事的翻译。该小说由埃尔克·迪克森（Elke Dixon）译为《当树语悄悄话》（When Pera Trees Whisper，2014年）时，讲述了1955年9月6日至7日发生的事件，这些事件导致伊斯坦布尔的非穆斯林社区外逃，以及2013年的盖兹公园抗议活动。文字转载了有关土耳其种族多样性，盖兹（Gezi）的公众动员以及抗议期间警察干预等问题的相互竞争的公共叙事。这些叙述起着至关重要的作用，尤其是考虑到主角内夫扎特（Nevzat）担任首席侦探系列作品的“好警察”。在目标文字中，