The Adventure of Phenomenology in Turkey
Focused on the evolution of phenomenology in Turkey, this study covers a range of issues such as the progress of this course, Turkish philosophers’ perception of phe-nomenology, the debated position of a phenomenological tradition in Turkey and the availability of original works pursued in this field. In chronological order, the first studies on phenomenology in Turkey and their contents, the works of philosophers who address phenomenology at an advanced level and finally the kind of studies produced by current Turkish academics on phenomenology, are reviewed. The conclusion demonstrates that despite a parallel course to the initial process of phenomenology in Turkey, only a few books, about twenty articles and small-scale translations summarize all academic output on the issue. Considering the lack of the translations of even Husseri’s foundational books, it is possible to claim that this result is hardly sufficient.
KASIM KÜÇÜKALP
