Ali Fuad Basgil in the history of Turkish thought

Ali Fuad Başgil (1893-1967), who personally witnessed a process in which Turkey was going through great political and social transformations, is an important figure known with many identities such as educator, lawyer-sociologist, politician and scientist. Başgil, who loves the Turkish nation very much, wanted it to progress, reach prosperity and peace, develop within the framework of democratic issues and made a great effort in this regard. The government aroused a great repercussion in the public by writing on many issues such as the constitution, democracy, the Turkish issue, religion and secularism, the May 27 revolution and its causes, and freedom. In this sense, what he said and wrote is important both to see Turkey's political and social transformation and to understand its intellectual evolution. As a result, Ali Fuad Başgil had an important place in Turkey with his ideas and actions in the fields of law, politics and thought. He made a great contribution to the development of democracy, science and civilization in Turkey and tried to fill an important literature gap in our country with the concepts he discussed. His ideas, struggle and works constitute a basic reference in showing the source of the negativities of his period and even today. In this respect, his works can be seen as a document quality.