The national music policies of early republican period effects to processes emergence of thought of sociology of music in turkey

In this study, the Early Republican period national music policies is analyzed impacts to processes emergence the idea of sociology of music in Turkey. The aim of the research, the applied national music policies is put fort impacts processes the emergence the idea of sociology of music in Turkey. Research datas, by using the literature scanning technique and content analysis methods is put together from articles of their wrote about the national music policies between 1923-1944 of some musicologists expressing opinion in this context and sociologist of the period. In this context, the articles of Ziya Gökalp, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Nurettin Şazi Kösemihal, Rauf Yekta Bey, Mahmut Ragıp Gazimihal and Halil Bedii Yönetken are analyzed. As a result of the research the Republican period applied national music policies, by initiating discussions on the sociology of music among musicologists and sociologist of the period, has been seen contributed a positive on the emergence the idea of sociology of music in Turkey.