Muhsin Yazicioğlu in turkish politics and the impact of transformational leader characteristic of Muhsin Yazicioğlu on organizational citizenship behavior

In this study, the political life of Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu as well as the impact of his transformational leader characteristic on organizational citizenship behavior has been explored. The biography of Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu has first been introduced in the study while following sections involve his political activities and views. The study has finally investigated the transformational leader characteristic of Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu and its impact on organizational citizenship behavior. The sample group of study involves 299 activists who held several positions and worked at headquarters of Great Unity Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi) and its youth tendency "Alperen Ocakları" (Grey Wolves Organization) during the time of Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu. The scales of transformational leadership and organizational citizenship as well as personal information sheets have been used as data collection tools. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha analysis have been conducted to confirm the reliability and validity of sub-dimensions with regards to transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior. Structural equation modelling has been used to demonstrate the impact of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior. The outcomes of the study reveal that the transformational leadership impacts organizational citizenship behavior positively.