The Place and Importance of the Concept of Turkism in the Teaching of Social Studies Course

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Self Concept; Cultural Traits; History; Cultural Education; Turkish; Social Studies; Cultural Background; Patriotism; Teacher Attitudes; Nationalism; Social Change; Metalinguistics; Social Responsibility; Foreign Countries

Turkey; Ottoman Empire

Turkism is an intellectual movement that emphasizes the history, culture, language and national identity of the Turkish nation. The concept of Turkism in social studies lessons has an important place in terms of students learning their historical origins, national values and cultural heritage. This concept is especially used as an effective tool for students to acquire values such as national identity, patriotism and historical awareness. This study was conducted to understand how the concept of Turkism is used in the social studies curriculum from the perspective of social studies teachers. The research was conducted by preparing a semi-structured interview form from qualitative research methods. This study, which was conducted with a total of 12 social studies teachers, was coded with the descriptive analysis technique. In social studies teaching, Turkism is addressed within the framework of the place of the Turkish nation in world history, historical developments from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey and the role it played during the period of national struggle. In this context, Turkism contributes to students' development of national consciousness and helps them understand historical events and processes. In addition, emphasizing the importance given to Turkish language and culture creates language awareness and cultural identity awareness in students. Turkism in social studies teaching helps students not only to recognize their national identity but also to strengthen their sense of social belonging. Through this concept, students gain a sense of responsibility towards their society and nation while evaluating historical events. As a result, teaching the concept of Turkism in social studies lessons has an indispensable importance in terms of reinforcing national identity and historical consciousness. [For the complete proceedings, see ED672802.]

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2025

ED673214