THE ISLAMIC SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION IN ？ERIF MARDIN –AN ENTRY TRIAL

？erif Mardin (1927-2017) known for his remarkable studies in the sociology of religion has generally done his researches in the case of religion of Islam. Consequently, it can be said that Mardin introduced his approaches in the sociology of religion in the context of the religion of Islam. Mardin, a well-known sociologist of religion in Turkey, has made important scientific studies about the social dimensions of Islamic religion. The facts and concepts such as religion, Islam, society, knowledge, ideas, ideology, culture, modernization, secularization, social change, Ottoman, Turkey, politics and secularism have a mainly located in Mardin's works. It can be said that the most central issue that is taken up on the basis of these concepts is religion-society relations in the frame of Islam and Muslims. In this case, Mardin's works on the social dimensions of Islam and the sociology that he has put forth in these studies can be called Islamic sociology. This study is an attempt to consider and understand Serif Mardin’s sociology of Islam. The subject of this research is unique and important as it deals with an important aspect of ？erif Mardin. In the research, the writer first refers to Mardin’s own works, secondly to other sources related to the topic. The researcher concludes that Mardin Mardin revealed a sociology of religion in the case of Islam in his studies in the context of Ottoman and Turkey