Özet:

Erbakan is an important actor who marked the half century of Turkish political life as the founder of the National Movement, a leader in the mainstream Islamist movement, and the prime minister of the Republic of Turkey. He took the title of "teacher" because of the politicians he educated as well as the political parties he founded and directed. Naturally, Erbakan achieved a privileged position in Turkish politics with his political style, clothing, academic background and religious beliefs. In this paper, it is aimed to determine the place of Necmettin Erbakan who is a versatile and lively politician in Turkish politics by considering his various aspects. Firstly, it will be examined how Erbakan is perceived politically by different political thoughts. Then, his religious, academic, bureaucratic and political career will be examined. Erbakan built an important political composition with his modern language in addition to his traditional rhetoric. At this point, the political style of Erbakan will be evaluated. As an Islamist political leader, Erbakan strived to develop ambitious arguments on a great number of issues including ideologies, economics, nationalism, secularism, human rights and westernization and showed great interest in expressing his ideas to the public and his members. Erbakan's political interest as a political thinker will also be examined in this paper. In the last part, the contribution of Erbakan who placed the concept of power in the center of political life to Turkish political life will be discussed.