An examination of the trends in thesis research focused on “Mevlana’s Philosophy and Art” in Turkiye

Abstract

Turkiye is the place where Mevlana's philosophy was born and flourished. The influence of this philosophy is seen not only in the East but also in the West and around the world. The research problem in this study is to determine the trend of theses written on Mevlana's philosophy and art axis in Turkiye higher education. In this context, I identified the graduate theses related to Mevlana and art that have been conducted in Turkiye since 2002. A total of 22 theses were identified, and they were analyzed in terms of discipline area, university type, thesis type, years of completion, keywords, and thesis topics. The results showed that the majority of the theses were in the field of art history, followed by music, and the third category was bookbinding. Most of these theses (18) were done at state universities, while 4 were at private universities. Seven of these theses were conducted in Konya, the city where the Mevlana Museum is located. The majority of the theses were master's theses (18), with only 4 being doctoral theses. The year with the highest number of theses was 2019. While no definite reason can be identified, the popularity of Turkish historical TV series, especially in the last 10-15 years, which generated high income, might be a contributing factor. The keywords in the theses are mostly from the music discipline. Two of these theses are related to fashion, either directly or indirectly. Upon examining these theses, it is noteworthy that only two of them presented original works with their own style and design after describing the existing scientific research.

Keywords

• Mevlana’s philosophy and art theses
• Mevlana’s Philosophy
• Research trend
• Turkiye

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