Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyse the sociology of Ziya Gokalp with reference to Emile Durkheim's and Max Weber's interpretations of sociology and sociological methodology. While trying to explain Gokalp's sociological choice between Durkheim and Weber, the article discusses these three sociologists' perceptions and definitions sociology. Although Gokalp's sociology had been formed and developed under the influence of Durkheim's sociological thinking, his concept of “social consciousness” is not a metaphysical one unlike Durkheim's interpretation. Due to the fact that individual is a social being, Gokalp gave the priority to social structures, social functions and social forms. He knew that the individual needs society and social milieu to develop him/herself and his/her abilities. Gokalp's sociological mind foresees that the individual emerges from the society where he/she is born in, but not the society emerges from the individuals who constitute it.
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