Sociology Associations in Turkey

Continuity Behind Discontinuity

Bibliographic Data

ID2354409
AuthorsNilgün Çelebi (0000-0001-6442-0117, Ankara University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume17
Issue2
Pages253-267
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0268580902017002007
OpenAlexW2164454478
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited1

The first acquaintance of Turks with sociology took place in the 19th century. Auguste Comte paid considerable attention to Turks, seeing them as the bridge between Asia and Europe. Since then sociology has been present sometimes as an idea-oriented and sometimes as a data-oriented or policy-oriented discipline. Le Play and Durkheim have also been influential, while in the 1930s German refugees became prominent; since the 1950s there have been more contacts with US sociology. The journey of sociology in Turkey has been an interrupted one, with six consecutive associations, not all exclusively for sociologists, and its progress has often been involved with political developments in the wider society. The current association, founded in 1990, is described in this article

German · Historical sociology · History of sociology · Medical sociology · Political science · Political sociology · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of disaster · Sociology of knowledge · Urban sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society

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