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In the section on “Literature, Society and Politics”, by making a general definition of literature, it is mentioned that it is largely nourished by the elements that form the cornerstones of society. In the section of “Love and A Look at Love”, it has been tried to explain that love is the most important emotion that nourishes all branches of fine arts, especially literature, and even life. In the section of the “City Club as a Gate to Socialization”, it is explained that these clubs, which have been opened almost everywhere in Turkey, are a place of refuge for intellectuals. These city clubs, which look like a feudal lord's mansion surrounded by castles, impenetrable walls and ditches, actually describe the depressions, dilemmas and most importantly the vicious circle of the intelligentsia. In the section of the “Establishment Process of the Democratic Party and the Challenge of the Townspeople with Politics”, the pains of transition to multi-party life and the process of meeting democracy in Turkey are explained. In his novel Dönemeçte Tarık Buğra tries to reflect the transition to a multi-party system in Turkey in the 1950s and the founding years of the Democratic Party by focusing on Akşehir. Political developments and changes in the novel, together with the problems of intellectuals and suchlike problems in Turkey in the 1950s, the complex love affair between Doctor Şerif, Handan and deputy prosecutor Orhan pharmacist Celal also plays an important role. It is mentioned in previous special studies and publications on Tarık Buğra about the novel Dönemeçte. In this study, by making use of historical and sociological sources, the focus is on the character of Doctor Şerif who is one of the important figures of the novel and also very functional in the fiction of the novel.