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Every social order also reflects a political culture shaped in accordance with this order. This culture is shaped in harmony with the social structure and political order and includes all the features of this structure. However, when examining these cultural structures, we can reach different conclusions and define different models due to the functions we attribute to the framework of the social structure we take as an example. For this reason, one of the best ways to analyze political culture is to act with methods that are always open to discussion and that allow for scientific "doubt".

Prof. Dr. The texts in this book of Cemil Oktay's Political Culture Readings include the author's views on the historical roots of Turkish political culture, which he attaches particular importance to. While Oktay attaches great importance to the fact that his views in this work are open to discussion, he emphasizes that views that do not make readers ask questions and are closed to their criticism will always remain incomplete.

While interpreting very different examples of political culture, Cemil Oktay comments on the texts that have been influential in the formation of our political culture within the framework drawn by a wide historical period. While doing this, he brings together observations and common determinations focusing on the axis of political culture by referring to each other among the texts he examines.

The book includes comments on Ottoman political thought, starting from Siyasetname and Adaletnames; In this sense, we see Tursun Bey's comments, ranging from the definition of politics to the Constitution of Law analyses, independence of the judiciary, separation of powers, and essays on intellectuals and the public, as a contribution to our political culture, and we believe that these readings will create new discussions in our mental world.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Editor: Fahri Aral

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Printing Year: 2017

Number of Pages: 156

Media Type: Paperback