Türk Diyanet Üzerinde 14 Yıllık Araştırma Trendleri: Bibliyometrik Ve Tematik Analizler

Öz

Diyanet, Türk ulusunun dini işlerini düzenlemekten sorumlu, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti hükümetine bağlı bir organdır. Erken cumhuriyet döneminde Türk Müslümanlarının dini sosyal hayatını yönetmek için kurulmuş olmasına rağmen, yirmi yıllık Ak Parti yönetimi döneminde Türkiye toplumunun İslamlaşmasının aracı olduğu ileri sürülmüştür. Ayrıca Diyanet, yurtdışında kültürel diplomasi ve yumuşak güç kurumları için bir teo-diploması vasıtası olarak kullanıldığı iddia edilmiştir. Leh ve aleyhteki tezler doğrultusunda Diyanet'in yurt içinde ve yurt dışında işlevleri konusunda son zamanlarda akademik çalışmalarda bir artış görülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, son on dört yılda Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı ile ilgili yapılan araştırmaların özünü ve türlerini keşfetmektir. Çalışma, Web of Science veri tabanını kullanarak Diyanet literatürünü haritalamak için bibliyometrik bir analiz gerçekleştirdi. Daha sonra seçilen bildirilerin özetleri üzerinde de tematik bir analiz yapıldı. Bulgulara göre, Diyanet araştırmalarının büyük çoğunluğu Türkiye'de yayınlandı. Ayrıca, Türkiye dışında Diyanet ile ilgili araştırma faaliyetlerinin çoğunun Fransa, Avustralya, Hollanda ve Almanya olduğu görüldü. Araştırma teması dini olgularla birlikte siyaset, demokrasi, insan hakları gibi konulardır. Tematik analiz ile Diyanet araştırmalarından altı ana tema ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bazı araştırmalar, Diyanet'i Türkiye'nin yurt dışında yumuşak güç aracı, dindar neslin yaratıcısı, başörtülü kadınları güçlendiren, alternatif eğitim kurumu ve toplumda değişim yaratıcısı olarak değerlendirdi. Bununla birlikte bazı araştırma makaleleri Diyanet'e eleştirel yaklaşımlarda bulunmuş ve R. T. Erdoğan'ın otoriter siyasi yönetimini meşrulaştırmak için Diyanet'in kullanıldığı temasına odaklanmaktadır. Yapılan bu araştırmaya göre, Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı hakkında akademik çalışmalardaki ilginin son yıllarda arttığı görülmektedir. Son dönemlerdeki çalışmalar incelendiğinde, Türkiye’de 2016 yılında gerçekleştirilen başarısız darbe girişiminin ardından, dünya çapında Diyanet'i eleştirmeye yönelik makale türü çalışmaların artışında artma olduğu görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İslam Hukuku
• Diyanet
• Türkiye
• Yumuşak güç
• Bibliyometrik analiz

14 Years Of Research Trends On Turkish Diyanet: Bibliometric And Thematic Analyses

Abstract

Diyanet is a Turkish government-affiliated religious authority. Although it was established to manage the religious-social life of Turkish Muslims in the early republican period, it has been argued that it was a tool for the Islamization of Turkish society during the twenty-year AK Party rule. It has also been claimed that Diyanet is used as a theo-diploma tool for cultural diplomacy and soft power institutions abroad. In line with the theses in favor and against, there has been an increase in academic studies recently on the functions of the Diyanet at home and abroad. This study aims to explore the essence and types of research on Diyanet in the last fourteen years. The study implemented a bibliometric analysis and thematic analysis to map the literature on Diyanet using the Web of Science database. According to the study, the majority of Diyanet’s research has been published in Turkey. France, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany also conducted significant research on Diyanet. Along with the religious issues, the other central research theme were politics, democracy, Erdogan, Germany, etc. Research on Diyanet reveals six themes by thematic analysis. The major themes are that Diyanet is Turkey's soft power tool abroad, a promoter of the pious generation, empowers scarf-wearing women, and an alternative educational institute social change-maker. However, some research articles have been critical of the Diyanet and focus on the theme that the Diyanet is used to legitimize R. T. Erdogan's authoritarian political rule. The study concludes that academic interest in Diyanet has increased in recent years. Moreover, the paper found that after the 15 July failed coup, a number of several were conducted to defame Diyanet globally.

Keywords

• Islamic Law
• Diyanet
• Turkey
• Soft power
• Bibliometric analysis

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