The Relationship of the Turkish Republic's Modernization Ideal with Tradition from Macit Gökberk's Perspective

Ahmet Umut Hacifevzioğlu

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The Relationship of the Turkish Republic's Modernization Ideal with Tradition from Macit Gökberk's Perspective

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Umut Hacifevzioğlu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye’de Felsefe

Dergi:

Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 2, pp.976-992

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359579

pISSN:

2645-8950

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 Macit Gökberk is a thinker who has worked hard for the institutionalization of philosophy in Turkey and the establishment of Turkish as the language of philosophy. It can be said that the thinker, who witnessed the period when the empire had just collapsed and the Republic was founded, was a member of a generation that personally experienced the crises of that period. It is known that among the problems discussed by some of Turkish philosophers in the stated generation, the titles of backwardness, development, modernization, and the Republic and its revolutions stand out. Gökberk, one of Turkish philosophers who conducted discussions on the titles in question, is an Enlightenment supporter who was also influenced by Renaissance Humanism. For this very reason, the thinkers critical assessments on Turkish modernization from the Tanzimat to the Republic bear the traces of his Enlightenment approach. It can be argued that the dominance of new values in Turkeys traditionalist society with the Republic period is an ideal foreseen by the founding fathers. The aim of the dominance of new values in Turkish society is modernization. It can be said that the concepts of traditionalism and modernization, which are, so to speak, antitheses of each other, have a primary importance in the context of interpreting Turkish Modernization. However, it should also be noted that Gökberk does not completely negate the concept of tradition; therefore, he directs his criticisms not to the concept of tradition itself but to traditionalism. In this study, the relationship between the modernization ideal of Turkish Republic and tradition is discussed from the perspective of Macit Gökberks enlightenment approach.

 Macit Gökberk is a thinker who has worked hard for the institutionalization of philosophy in Turkey and the establishment of Turkish as the language of philosophy. It can be said that the thinker, who witnessed the period when the empire had just collapsed and the Republic was founded, was a member of a generation that personally experienced the crises of that period. It is known that among the problems discussed by some of Turkish philosophers in the stated generation, the titles of backwardness, development, modernization, and the Republic and its revolutions stand out. Gökberk, one of Turkish philosophers who conducted discussions on the titles in question, is an Enlightenment supporter who was also influenced by Renaissance Humanism. For this very reason, the thinkers critical assessments on Turkish modernization from the Tanzimat to the Republic bear the traces of his Enlightenment approach. It can be argued that the dominance of new values in Turkeys traditionalist society with the Republic period is an ideal foreseen by the founding fathers. The aim of the dominance of new values in Turkish society is modernization. It can be said that the concepts of traditionalism and modernization, which are, so to speak, antitheses of each other, have a primary importance in the context of interpreting Turkish Modernization. However, it should also be noted that Gökberk does not completely negate the concept of tradition; therefore, he directs his criticisms not to the concept of tradition itself but to traditionalism. In this study, the relationship between the modernization ideal of Turkish Republic and tradition is discussed from the perspective of Macit Gökberks enlightenment approach.

 Macit Gökberk is a thinker who has worked hard for the institutionalization of philosophy in Turkey and the establishment of Turkish as the language of philosophy. It can be said that the thinker, who witnessed the period when the empire had just collapsed and the Republic was founded, was a member of a generation that personally experienced the crises of that period. It is known that among the problems discussed by some of Turkish philosophers in the stated generation, the titles of backwardness, development, modernization, and the Republic and its revolutions stand out. Gökberk, one of Turkish philosophers who conducted discussions on the titles in question, is an Enlightenment supporter who was also influenced by Renaissance Humanism. For this very reason, the thinkers critical assessments on Turkish modernization from the Tanzimat to the Republic bear the traces of his Enlightenment approach. It can be argued that the dominance of new values in Turkeys traditionalist society with the Republic period is an ideal foreseen by the founding fathers. The aim of the dominance of new values in Turkish society is modernization. It can be said that the concepts of traditionalism and modernization, which are, so to speak, antitheses of each other, have a primary importance in the context of interpreting Turkish Modernization. However, it should also be noted that Gökberk does not completely negate the concept of tradition; therefore, he directs his criticisms not to the concept of tradition itself but to traditionalism. In this study, the relationship between the modernization ideal of Turkish Republic and tradition is discussed from the perspective of Macit Gökberks enlightenment approach.

 Macit Gökberk, ülkemizde felsefenin kurumsallaşması ve Türkçenin felsefe dili olarak kurulması için çaba gösteren bir düşün insanımızdır. İmparatorluğun henüz çöktüğü ve Cumhuriyetin kurulduğu döneme tanıklık eden düşünürün söz konusu dönemin bunalımlarını bizzat yaşayan bir kuşağın mensubu olduğu söylenebilir. Anılan kuşak içinde yer alan kimi felsefecimizin tartıştığı problemler arasında geri kalmışlık, kalkınma, çağdaşlaşma, Cumhuriyet ve devrimleri başlıklarının öne çıktığı bilinmektedir. Söz konusu başlıklara ilişkin tartışmalar yürüten felsefecilerimizden biri olan Gökberk, Rönesans Hümanizminden de etkilenen bir Aydınlanmacıdır. Tam da bu nedenle düşünürün Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete uzanan Türk modernleşmesi üzerine yaptığı eleştirel değerlendirmeleri onun Aydınlanmacı yaklaşımının izlerini taşır. Gelenekçi bir yapıya sahip olan toplumumuzda Cumhuriyet dönemiyle birlikte yeni değerlerin egemen olmasının kurucu babaların ön gördüğü bir ideal olduğu ileri sürülebilir. Toplumumuzda yeni değerlerin egemen olması ile hedeflenen ise çağdaşlaşmadır. Deyim yerindeyse birbirinin anti tezi olan gelenekçilik ve çağdaşlaşma kavramlarının Türk Modernleşmesinin yorumlanması bağlamında başat öneme sahip olduğu söylenebilir. Yalnız şunu da belirtmek gerekir ki Gökberk, gelenek kavramını tamamen olumsuzlamaz; dolayısıyla da eleştirilerini gelenek kavramının kendisine değil ama gelenekçiliğe yöneltir. Bu çalışmada Macit Gökberkin aydınlanmacı yaklaşımı perspektifinden Cumhuriyetimizin çağdaşlaşma idealinin gelenekle ilişkisi tartışılmaktadır.

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The Relationship of the Turkish Republic's Modernization Ideal with Tradition from Macit Gökberk's Perspective

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Umut Hacifevzioğlu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye’de Felsefe

Dergi:

Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 2, pp.976-992

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359579

pISSN:

2645-8950

Macit Gökberk

Enlightenment

Traditionalism

Modernization

Republic.Macit Gökberk

Aydınlanma

Gelenekçilik

Çağdaşlaşma

Cumhuriyet

Sayı

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Yazarlar: Ahmet Umut Hacifevzioğlu

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Türkiye’de Felsefe

Dergi: Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 2, pp.976-992

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001359579

pISSN: 2645-8950

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Umut Hacifevzioğlu

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Türkiye’de Felsefe

Dergi:

Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 2, pp.976-992

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001359579

pISSN:

2645-8950