Volume VI Special Issue V June 2026

Name of Author : SHAHANA K M, DR.RESHMI S

Title of the paper : Fabricated Truth and State Coercion in Haritha Savithris Qurbān

Abstract: This paper examines Haritha Savithris Qurbān as a literary representation of how state power consolidates itself through the manufacture of truth under conditions of political conflict. Set within the context of Kurdish marginalization in Turkey, the novel portrays violence not merely as physical repression but as a mechanism that regulates memory, testimony, and legitimacy. Through the experiences of a Kurdish family, particularly the wrongful accusation and torture of the son and the fathers gradual coercion into complicity, Qurbān reveals how institutional systems compel individuals to participate in the circulation of state sanctioned narratives. The novel demonstrates that under coercive regimes, testimony ceases to function as an expression of truth and instead becomes an instrument through which authority reproduces itself. This paper argues that Qurbān foregrounds the instability of truth within structures governed by fear, surveillance, and institutional violence. By tracing the relationship between coercion and knowledge production, the paper further suggests that the novel positions literature as a critical site for recovering suppressed experiences and interrogating official narratives.

Keywords : State coercion, testimony, epistemic violence, Kurdish marginalization, institutional power

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Page Number : 63-66