THE ART CONCEPTION OF THE REPUBLIC PERIOD AND APPROACH OF TURKISH SOCIOLOGISTS

The Republic period in the cultural context is an important stage in terms of change and transformation of Turkish society. While the imperial institutions were gradually changing from the seventeenth century onwards, it was replaced by a new political regime with the loss of power as a result of wars and economic crises. The Republic is a period in which ambitious breakthroughs are made in every field. In the origin of many innovations brought by the Republic, it is possible to see the movements of innovation in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. On the other hand, the transformation of the Republican regime in the field of culture and art necessitates a separate consideration from the previous period. Culture and art have been the most important way for the regime to express itself. In this regard, while dealing with the dominant concept of art, it has become important to discuss the approaches, critiques and contributions of the prominent names of the Turkish sociology community in the first half of the twentieth century. Considering some of these names as an ideologist, supporter or critic of the new political regime, examining the ideas that are compiled in the context of the sociology of art enables us to learn more about that period