Equivalent Indicators in the Turkish and English Translations of A. P. Chekhov’s “The Shooting Party”

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Muhurcisi, Yu. “Equivalent Indicators in the Turkish and English Translations of A. P. Chekhov’s ʽThe Shooting Party’.” Dva veka russkoi klassiki, vol. 8, no. 1, 2026, pp. 258–279. (In English) https://doi.org/10.22455/2686-7494-2026-8-1-258-279

Abstract:

Intertextual consistency reflects the degree of alignment between translated works and significantly influences how readers comprehend them. This level of alignment offers a productive field, allowing for the observation of social, linguistic, and cultural differences between the source language (SL) and target language (TL). The focus of this article is to examine “The Shooting Party” by A. P. Chekhov; its Turkish (2020) and English (1926) translations in terms of equivalence classifications by Werner Koller. The aim of the research is to explore the challenges encountered during translation and to evaluate the strategies and expression methods used for conveying the essence of the novel. These challenges stem in part from the typological differences between Russian, Turkish, and English, belonging to different language families. The findings also suggest that, when translating from Russian to Turkish and English, it is often necessary to employ auxiliary elements and explanatory notes. Such elements, when incorporated effectively into the translation, play a critical role in facilitating the target reader’s comprehension.

Keywords: Anton Chekhov, The Shooting Party, Werner Koller, translation studies, equivalence, intertextual consistency, language families

Author: Yulva Muhurcisi

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Yulva Muhurcisi, PhD in Philology, Research Assistant PhD, Istanbul University, Ordu Cad, № 6, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-6867

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Received: September 08, 2025

Approved after reviewing: January 11, 2026

Published: March 25, 2026

Issue: 2026 Volume 8 No. 1

Pages: 258-279

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22455/2686-7494-2026-8-1-258-279

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https://elibrary.ru/TIBGBP

UDK: 821.161.1

Publication Type: Research Article

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