@article{2017,title={Erol Gungor’s Critical Interpretations of Ziya Gökalp },abstractNode={This article is studying Erol Gungor’s critical interpretation, one of the most important scholars who are considered nationalist because of his approaches to the main issues of Turkish sociology, of Ziya Gokalp, the founder of Turkish sociology and the first representative of nationalist school in Turkey. The aim of the article is to classify, analyze and evaluate the criticisms of Erol Gungor about Gokalp's ideas about some important issues of Turkish society and sociology. Erol Gungor has been criticized for Gokalp's understanding of modernization and westernization, understanding of religion, understanding of culture and civilization, and understanding of nationalism. However, when the quality of these criticisms is examined, it is seen that Gungor certainly does not deny the value of Gokalp as a pioneer of nationalist school in terms of Turkish sociology, even, that he is not disregarded in terms of Turkish sociology and Turkish nationalism. Because it is known that in addition to the temporal difference between Gökalp and Güngör's time, there are important changes in Turkish society and political life during this period of time. For this reason, Gungor's criticisms should be understood as revising Gökalp's thought and sociology, completing the missing aspects and evaluating some practical ideas and practices that are produced in accordance with the social problems of the republic's establishment period. },author={ -Nebile ÖZMEN },year={2017},journal={Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi}}