HOW THE ENEMY HAS CHANGED: ISLAMOPHOBIA AND POST 9/11 SYNDROME IN JOHN LE CARRE’S NOVEL; A MOST WANTED MAN

9/11 terrorist attacks in the usa have completely changed the core of fear in the west and the western intelligence services have found their new enemy that will help them to legalize their activities against eastern countries. in this context, john le carré’s novel, a most wanted man gives a clear portrait of the post-cold war world. the protagonist, issa, is a muslim chechen prisoner who flees from jail in istanbul and wishes to study medicine in europe has caused a war among western intelligence services. therefore, this paper aims to analyse islamophobia and post 9/11 syndrome by focusing on the activities of intelligence services through specific examples quoted from the novel.