Yaprak Dökümü (The Fall of Leaves) is a novel by Turkish author and playwright Reşat Nuri Güntekin, written in 1930. It is available in an English translation by W. D. Halsey Plot summary The novel revolves around a middle-class Turkish family (the Tekins) in the 1930s. The main characters are Ali Riza Tekin (head of the Tekin family), his wife Hayriye, and their young daughters: Fikret (the oldest daughter), Leyla (the second daughter), Necla (the third daughter), Ayşe (their youngest daughter), their only son Şevket (who is between Fikret and Leyla), and his bride Ferhunde (who is also the principal antagonist). See also Turkish literature Reşat Nuri Güntekin External links In English Reşat Nuri Güntekin- Information about Reşat Nuri Güntekin on an official website on Turkish culture In Turkish About the novel 1930 novels Novels by Reşat Nuri Güntekin Fiction set in the 1930s Novels set in Turkey 1930s novels