Şimdiki Çocuklar Harika

Şimdiki Çocuklar Harika is a book written by Aziz Nesin in 1967. In this book, two children named Ahmet and Zeynep are separated and tell each other about the events they experienced through letters. Ahmet and Zeynep used to study at the same school, but Zeynep later moved to Ankara. They promised to write letters. In addition, Zeynep has a sibling named Metin and Ahmet has a sibling named Fatoş. Ahmet tells Zeynep and Zeynep tells Ahmet about the events they experienced at school and at home. What happened to them, their friends, their friendships, etc. This book tells how children see their mothers, fathers and teachers, and teaches children how to defend themselves.

It was written to criticize Turkey's problems. Some of the topics it criticizes are the education system, rote learning, problems at schools, and family relationships. There are also some words against mothers and fathers here.