Erol Güngör
Erol Güngör was a Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and writer.Career
After spending a period in the Faculty of Law, Güngör graduated from the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences of Istanbul University in 1961. He received his Ph.D. in 1965 with a thesis titled "Kelâmî Yapılarda Estetik Organizasyon". Kenneth Hammond invited him to visit the University of Colorado. He became an associate professor with his thesis titled "Şahıslar arası Ihtilafların Çözümünde Lisanın Rolü" in 1970. He became an academic in the Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences of Istanbul University in 1975. He eventually became the president of Selçuk University in 1982.
He mostly studied culture, personality, customs, people and religion. He focused on the identity and cultural problems which Turkish people have faced in the last 150 years.Works
Some of his works are:
- Ahlak Psikolojisi ve Sosyal Ahlak
- Dünden Bugüne Tarih Kültür ve Milliyetçilik
- Islam'ın Bugünkü Meseleleri
- Islam Tasavvufunun Meseleleri
- Kültür Değişmesi ve Milliyetçilik
- Sosyal Meseleler ve Aydınlar
- Türk Kültürü ve Milliyetçilik
- Türkiye'de Misyoner Faaliyetleri
- Tarihte Türkler
- Kelâmî Sahada Estetik Yapı Organizasyonu
- Şahıslar Arası Ihtilafların Çözümünde Lisanın Yönü
- Değerler Psikolojisi Üzerine Araştırmalar
