Bir Türk Düşünürü Olarak Ziya Gökalp: Hayatı, Kişiliği ve Düşünce Yapısı Üzerine Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Ziya Gökalp as a Turkish Thinker: A Study on His Life, Personality, and Philosophy. Born March 23, 1876 in Diyarbakýr, Ziya Gökalp is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Turkish philosophy, culture and politics. Living in a period of transition from an Empire to a Nation-State, sociological, cultural and political theories and assessments made by Gökalp about the Turkish society and Turkish culture under the influence of problems and troubles encountered still maintain their currency and validity. This is because many of Gökalp's political, religious and cultural ideas and suggestions have been realized with the newly established Republic. There is no doubt that Western perceptions were also influential on Gökalp's such social approaches.