EPISTEMIC MIGRATION AFTER 1933 AND CONFLICTS OF COMMUNITIES: AN EVALUATION IN TERMS OF ANKARA UNİVERSITY AND VIENNA UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Tragically, the crime against humanity offered Turkey the unforeseen opportunity to transform the poor quality institution, in to the western-style university. In other words, fleeing Jewish scientist from the Nazi-persecution became a windfall for Atatürk’s determination to modernize Turkey. The select group of Germans and later Austrians with a record of leading-edge contributions to their respective disciplines came to Turkey to transform Turkey’s higher education system and the new Turkey entire infrastructure. According to me, these Jewish professors and their multi-faceted impact on Turkish science, medicine, law and education may was discussed with focus on Atatürk’s university reforms, the realization of which was attributed to the
emigres from German Speaking Europa. My purpose is discussing the impact of forced emigration of Jewish scholars and scientists after the Nazi tookover in 1933 in terms of both Vienna and Ankara.

Keywords

• Epistemic Migration
• Forced Migration
• Jewish Scientist
• University Reform
• Higher Education System
• Scientific Change

1933 Sonrası Epistemik Göç ve Toplulukların Çatışması: Ankara Üniversitesi ve Viyana Üniversitesi Açısından Bir Değerlendirme

Öz

İnsanlığa karşı işlenen suç trajik olarak, Türkiye’ye eğitim açısından zayıf kurumları batı tarzı bir üniversiteye dönüştürmek için öngörülemeyen bir fırsat sundu. Bir başka deyişle, Atatürk’ün Türkiye’yi modernize etme kararlılığı, Nazi zulmünden kaçan Yahudi bilim insanları için bir şans haline geldi. Kendi disiplinlerine öncü katkıları olan seçili bir grup Alman ve Avusturyalı bilim insanları, Türkiye’nin yüksek öğretim sistemini ve yeni Türkiye’nin tüm altyapısını dönüştürmek için Türkiye’ye geldi. Bana göre, bu Yahudi profesörler ve onların Türk bilimi, tıbbı, hukuku ve eğitimi üzerindeki çok yönlü etkileri, Atatürk’ün üniversite reformlarını gerçekleştiren AlmancaKonuşan-Avrupa’dan gelen göçmenlere odaklanarak tartışılabilir. Amacım, Nazi egemenliğinden sonra, 1933’te Yahudi bilim adamlarının ve akademisyenlerinin zorunlu göçlerinin hem Viyana hem de Ankara açısından etkisini tartışmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Epistemik Göç
• Zorunlu Göç
• Yahudi bilim insanları
• Üniversite Reformu
• Yüksek Öğretim Sistemi
• Bilimsel Değişim

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