Süleyman Seyfi Öğün (b. 1959) is an academic, writer, and thinker known for his work in political theory, social thought, and critique of modernity in Türkiye. He has examined topics such as labor, capitalism, ideology, alienation, and transformation of modern society from historical and philosophical perspectives. In addition to his academic work, he has explored the cultural, political, and moral dimensions of modernity in his essays and articles. He is regarded as one of the leading representatives of critical social thought in Türkiye.

Süleyman Seyfi Öğün was born on 14 February 1959 in Muğla. He completed his secondary education at Bursa Anadolu Lisesi in 1977 and earned his undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences at Uludağ University in 1982. He finished his master’s studies at Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1986 and received his PhD in political science in 1991. He became an associate professor in 1993 and a full professor in 1998. Throughout his academic career, he focused on political science, political philosophy, and the history of political thought.

Süleyman Seyfi Öğün spent a significant part of his academic career at the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Uludağ University, where he served as a faculty member for many years. He retired from Uludağ University in 2010.

After retirement, he continued his academic activities. Between 2010 and 2016, he served as the head of the Department of International Relations and European Union at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Maltepe University. Since 2020, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, İstanbul Ticaret University.

Süleyman Seyfi Öğün has published numerous books, articles, and review essays in various journals. In addition to his academic output, he has communicated his analyses of politics and society through newspaper and magazine columns. He has also appeared as a commentator on television programs discussing political and social issues, reaching a broad audience particularly through intellectual and debate programs.

In recognition of his academic and intellectual contributions, Süleyman Seyfi Öğün was awarded the Presidential Culture and Art Grand Prize for 2025. This honor acknowledges the sustained academic work he has carried out in the fields of political science and the history of political thought.

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• Political Science
• Politics and Culture
• Cultural Reflections of Everyday Life
• Turkish Political Culture
• Nationalism in Comparative Social Theory and Historical Context
• Essays on Political Culture: Processes and Figures
• Modernization, Nationalism and Türkiye