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In this article, I analyse social development theory that it is known as Protestant Ethic. This approach was put forward by Weber and practiced on social process of modernisation. So, Weber wants to explain the development of Western capitalism. For him, the development of the Western Civilisation depends on the values of Protestant Ethic .The progress of Western societies is grounded to this approach. This view was accepted by Muslim intelectuals in early Turkish modernity. Firstly ,they rejected that Islamic approach is opposite the progress idea. Then they seemed to find some kind of activist values of Islam in concept of Islam religion. Finally, many of Turkish Muslim intellectuals looked for new Islamic interpretations using Weber’s theory

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