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A work of essayistic writing authored by Rasim Özdenören. First published in 1987 by İz Yayıncılık. The book examines the shifts in meaning experienced by concepts such as democracy dialectic rationalism positivism humanism science culture tradition freedom migration Sufism reason and virtue within Turkish-speaking societies during the process of Westernization. It evaluates the conceptual confusion arising from this process through an Islamic perspective and offers suggestions on how these conc

Which End to Break the Egg is a critical work that examines the differences between Western and Islamic cultures through fundamental concepts such as modernization, science, freedom, law, and social structures. The book offers an anecdotal analysis of cultural degeneration, value shifts during the Westernization process, and the contradictory nature of the West. The work consists of six chapters.SubjectPart One: The understanding of humanity in the Western and Islamic worlds is compared. While t

Araba Sevdası is a novel written by Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem, one of the prominent authors of the Tanzimat period. It was first serialized with illustrations in the literary magazine Servet-i Fünun in 1895 and was published as a book in 1896. The work examines the cultural transformation of Ottoman society during the Westernization process. It focuses on the lifestyle and value system of the upper-class individuals of the period.SubjectThe main character of the novel, Bihruz Bey, represents the n

Reconciling from Degeneration is an essay and analytical work by Professor Dr. Hüsrev Hatemi (b. 1938), one of today’s leading Turkish thinkers, published by Dergâh Yayınları as part of its “Contemporary Turkish Thought” series. The book examines the fundamental debates of Turkish culture through the lenses of modernization and identity. It approaches the persistent question among intellectuals—“What should Turkish culture be?”—in light of Westernization with a reconciliatory and holistic perspe

Cemil Meriç’s work titled Bu Ülke is a significant text both literary and philosophical in nature. First published in 1974, this book consists of essays in which the author presents his own ideas, observations, and critiques. In this work, Meriç examines the identity and culture problems of a nation caught between east and west. Written with a critical and questioning approach, Bu Ülke takes the reader on a profound journey through individual and social thought worlds. Meriç offers both a litera

Türkleşmek, İslâmlaşmak, Muasırlaşmak is a work written by Ziya Gökalp and first published in 1918 during the Ottoman Empire period by Evkaf-ı İslamiye Matbaası in the thought format. The book consists of eleven articles published by Gökalp at different times and in different places.Content of the BookWork, Turkism, Islamism and civilizationalism (muasırlaşma/Westernization) are the three fundamental idea currents addressed in the book, aiming to propose solutions to the social and political pro

Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar’s novel *Mürebbiye*, published in 1899, offers a critical portrayal of Ottoman society after the Tanzimat reforms. The work provides insight into family life, Westernization trends, and shifting social values of the era. Through the position and influence of the French governess Anjel within an Ottoman household, the novel examines the disintegration of traditional social structures.SubjectThe central focus of the novel is the growing practice in Ottoman society of employi

Essays on Muslim Thinking is a theoretical work by Rasim Özdenören, consisting of essays on Islamic thought, contemporary ideologies, and intellectual posture. First published in 1985, the book is regarded as one of the original examples in Turkish intellectual history of an effort to construct a worldview from an Islamic perspective. The work comprises texts that explore the author’s intellectual trajectory, his critique of modernity, and the mental transformation of the Muslim individual. It e

Ottoman mosque architecture represents a significant architectural tradition that developed over the approximately 600-year reign of the Ottoman Empire and established a distinctive style within the Islamic world. This architecture began with early beylik structures, gained new dimensions after the conquest of Istanbul, reached its classical peak with the works of Mimar Sinan, and underwent transformation during the Westernization period under the influence of various artistic movements. The mos

"Western Lifestyle in Uşaklıgil’s Novels" is an academic study written by Prof. Dr. Zeynep Kerman and published as part of Dergâh Publications’ “Turkish Literature – Studies” series. It examines how the theme of Westernization and Western lifestyle is treated in the works of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil (1865–1945), one of the most important novelists of Turkish literature. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of how the “civilizational crisis” and the process of Westernization, which profoundly a