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Bursa School of Thought

Bursa School of Thought

Start Date: September 22, 2025, 08:00 End Date: October 10, 2025, 23:59

Purpose of Bursa School of Thought The Bursa School of Thought, realized through the cooperation of Bursa Yıldırım Municipality and Bursa Uludağ University, aims for participants to develop themselves multi-directionally and to dedicate more time to reading, research, and critical thinking. The program aims for students to gain knowledge in various fields through courses grouped under the headings: A) Thought, Knowledge, Science; B) Civilization, Culture, History; C) Literature, Art, Morality. Lectures given by leading figures in their respective fields will also contribute to students' interdisciplinary thinking and work.

Rules of Bursa School of Thought

  1. Attendance to classes is important; students have a total of 4 weeks of absenteeism rights: 2 weeks in the first semester and 2 weeks in the second semester; attendance will be taken in classes.

  2. Students who are absent for three consecutive weeks without a valid excuse will have their registration canceled.

  3. Students are expected to be inclined towards reading books, writing, and acting as a community.

  4. Students who attend at least 16 of the 20 weeks and comply with the general rules will receive a certificate at the end of the program.

  5. Students will be gifted a book for each course, but they will also be expected to read, evaluate, and discuss these books.

  6. Applicants will be called for an interview by the academic board on either October 11-12, 2025.

  7. Capacity is limited, and individuals not registered for the program cannot attend classes.

  8. Classes will be held at the Alev Alatlı City Thought and Art Center.

  9. To register, please fill out the form: Bursa School of Thought Registration Form

Courses A) Thought, Knowledge, Science

  1. Logic and Systematic Thought - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Birgül

  2. The Meaning of Existence and Metaphysics - Prof. Dr. Ekrem Demirli

  3. Philosophy of Language - Prof. Dr. Ali Utku

  4. Structure of Islamic Thought - Prof. Dr. M. Cüneyt Kaya

  5. Structure of Western Thought - Prof. Dr. Kasım Küçükalp

  6. Contemporary Turkish Thought - Dr. Lecturer İbrahim Durmaz

  7. Relations between Religion, Science, and Philosophy - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zikri Yavuz

B) Civilization, Culture, History

  1. Theory of Culture and Civilization - Prof. Dr. Tahsin Görgün

  2. Philosophy of History - Prof. Dr. Ayhan Bıçak

  3. Political Ideologies - Prof. Dr. Derda Küçükalp

  4. Economic Thought - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Levent

  5. Bursa Cultural Atlas - Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Öcalan

  6. Bursa and Architectural Heritage - M. Safiyüddin Erhan

  7. Critique of Orientalism - Prof. Dr. Fırat Mollaer

C) Art, Literature, Morality

  1. Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Haşlakoğlu

  2. Doctrine of Ethics - Prof. Dr. Ömer Türker

  3. Literary Taste - Dr. Celâl Fedai

  4. Cinema and Life - İhsan Kabil

  5. Turkish Music - Prof. Dr. Cem Behar

  6. Modern World and Human - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ulukütük

  7. Education and Social Change - Prof. Dr. Vefa Taşdelen


 

2025-2026 Academic Year 1st Semester Program

 

Saturday, October 18, 2025 (Week 1) 13:00-15:00 / Opening Lecture - Prof. Dr. Ferudun Yılmaz 16:00-18:00 / Logic and Systematic Thought - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Birgül

Saturday, October 25, 2025 (Week 2) 13:00-15:00 / Doctrine of Ethics - Prof. Dr. Ömer Türker 16:00-18:00 / Logic and Systematic Thought - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Birgül

Saturday, November 1, 2025 (Week 3) 13:00-15:00 / The Meaning of Existence and Metaphysics - Prof. Dr. Ekrem Demirli 16:00-18:00 / Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Haşlakoğlu

Saturday, November 8, 2025 (Week 4) 13:00-15:00 / Structure of Islamic Thought - Prof. Dr. M. Cüneyt Kaya 16:00-18:00 / Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Haşlakoğlu

Saturday, November 15, 2025 (Week 5) 13:00-15:00 / Philosophy of History - Prof. Dr. Ayhan Bıçak 16:00-18:00 / Education and Social Change - Prof. Dr. Vefa Taşdelen

Saturday, November 22, 2025 (Week 6) 13:00-15:00 / Philosophy of History - Prof. Dr. Ayhan Bıçak 16:00-18:00 / Education and Social Change - Prof. Dr. Vefa Taşdelen

Saturday, November 29, 2025 (Week 7) 13:00-15:00 / Philosophy of Language - Prof. Dr. Ali Utku 16:00-18:00 / Theory of Culture and Civilization - Prof. Dr. Tahsin Görgün

Saturday, December 6, 2025 (Week 8) 13:00-15:00 / Philosophy of Language - Prof. Dr. Ali Utku 16:00-18:00 / Theory of Culture and Civilization - Prof. Dr. Tahsin Görgün

Saturday, December 13, 2025 (Week 9) 13:00-15:00 / Political Ideologies - Prof. Dr. Derda Küçükalp 16:00-18:00 / Economic Thought - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Levent

Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Week 10) 13:00-15:00 / Political Ideologies - Prof. Dr. Derda Küçükalp 16:00-18:00 / Economic Thought - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adem Levent

Saturday, December 27, 2025 (Week 11) 13:00-15:00 / Structure of Western Thought - Prof. Dr. Kasım Küçükalp 16:00-18:00 / Literary Taste - Dr. Celâl Fedai

Saturday, January 3, 2026 (Week 12) 13:00-15:00 / Structure of Western Thought - Prof. Dr. Kasım Küçükalp 16:00-18:00 / Literary Taste - Dr. Celâl Fedai


 

2025-2026 Academic Year 2nd Semester Program

 

Saturday, March 28, 2026 (Week 13) 13:00-15:00 / Contemporary Turkish Thought - Dr. Lecturer İbrahim Durmaz 16:00-18:00 / Bursa Cultural Map - Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Öcalan

Saturday, April 4, 2026 (Week 14) 13:00-15:00 / Contemporary Turkish Thought - Dr. Lecturer İbrahim Durmaz 16:00-18:00 / Bursa Cultural Map - Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Öcalan

Saturday, April 11, 2026 (Week 15) 13:00-15:00 / Relations between Religion, Science, and Philosophy - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zikri Yavuz 16:00-18:00 / Cinema and Life - İhsan Kabil

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (Week 16) 13:00-15:00 / Relations between Religion, Science, and Philosophy - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zikri Yavuz 16:00-18:00 / Cinema and Life - İhsan Kabil

Saturday, April 25, 2026 (Week 17) 13:00-15:00 / Bursa and Architectural Heritage - M. Safiyüddin Erhan 16:00-18:00 / Critique of Orientalism - Prof. Dr. Fırat Mollaer

Saturday, May 2, 2026 (Week 18) 13:00-15:00 / Bursa and Architectural Heritage - M. Safiyüddin Erhan 16:00-18:00 / Critique of Orientalism - Prof. Dr. Fırat Mollaer

Saturday, May 9, 2026 (Week 19) 13:00-15:00 / Modern World and Human - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ulukütük 16:00-18:00 / Turkish Music - Prof. Dr. Cem Behar

Saturday, May 16, 2026 (Week 20) 13:00-15:00 / Modern World and Human - Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ulukütük 16:00-18:00 / Turkish Music - Prof. Dr. Cem Behar 18:30 / Certificate Ceremony



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