Orhan Türkdoğan

Orhan Türkdoğan (18 October 1928 – 1 February 2024) was a Turkish sociologist and historian known for his research and publications on various topics, including village sociology, ethnic sociology, social movements, and culture.

Early life and education Türkdoğan was born in Malatya, Turkey, in 1928.

Criticism and controversy Orhan Türkdoğan, in his book Ethnic Sociology and during a speech in Houston in 1997, made a highly controversial statement that "There is no such thing as the Kurdish people or nation" and that they are merely carriers of Turkish culture and habits.

Publications Türkdoğan wrote numerous articles and books on various sociological topics. Some of his notable works include:

Malakanların Sosyal Organizasyonu (Social Organization of the Malaccans, 1970) Batı Almanya'nın Bir Kentinde Türk İşçilerinin SosyoEkonomik Yapısı (Socioeconomics Structuring of Turkish Workers in a Western German City, 1973) Salihli'de Türkistan Göçmenlerinin Yerleşmesi (Settlement of Turkistan Emigrants in Salihli) Yoksulluk Kültürü (Culture of Poverty) Köy Sosyolojisinin Temel Sorunları (Main Questions of Rural Sociology) Sanayi Sosyolojisi (Industrial Sociology) SosyoEkonomik Sistem Tartışmaları (Socioeconomic System Discussions) Kemalist Modelde Fert ve Devlet İlişkisi (Relationship of the Individual and the State in the Kemalist Model) Türkiye'de Weber'ci Görüşler (Weberian Views in Turkey) İkinci Neslin Dramı – Avrupa'daki İşçilerimiz ve Çocukları (The Sad Status of the Second Generation- Our Workers and Their Children in Europe, 1984) Millî Kültür Meseleleri (Issues of National Culture) Sağlık ve Hastalık Sistemi (System of Health Promotion and Poor Health) Bilimsel Araştırma ve Değerlendirme Metodolojisi (Methodology of Scientific Research and Evaluation) Aydınlıktakiler (Those in the Light) Karanlıktakiler (Those in the Dark) Toplumumuzun Dramı (The Sad Status of Our Society, 1982) Çağdaş Türk Sosyolojisi (Contemporary Turkish Sociology, 1995) Türk Tarihinin Sosyolojisi (Sociology of Turkish History, 1995) Sosyal Şiddet ve Türkiye Gerçeği (Social Violence and the Reality of Turkey, 1985) Ziya Gökâlp Sosyolojisinde Bazı Kavramların Değerlendirilmesi (Assessment of Some Concepts in Ziya Gökalp's Sociological Methodology) Alevî Bektâşî Kimliği (Identity of the Alewi-Bektaşi 1996) İşçi Kültürünün Yükselişi (Rise of the Workers’ Culture, 1998) Kemalist Sistemin Kültürel Boyutları (Cultural Dimensions of the Kemalist System, 1999)