Biography
Dr. Mümin Köktaş completed his PhD in Political Science at Hacettepe University and then started working at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration. His academic interests include political thought, Western political thought and Enlightenment thought.
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Education
2003 - 2010
2003 - 2010Doctorate
Hacettepe University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi (Dr), Turkey
2000 - 2003
2000 - 2003Postgraduate
Hacettepe University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Kamu Yönetimi (Yl) (Tezli), Turkey
1995 - 2000
1995 - 2000Undergraduate
Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Turkey
Dissertations
2010
2010Doctorate
İskoç Aydınlanması: Bir Sivil Toplum Perspektifi
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi (Dr)
2003
2003Postgraduate
Siyasal düşünceleri ile Ahmet Hamdi Başar
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Kamu Yönetimi (Yl) (Tezli)
Research Areas
Avesis Research Areas:
Social Sciences and Humanities
WoS Research Areas:
Social Sciences (Soc)
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
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Academic Positions
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesAssociate Professor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi
Managerial Experience
2019 - 2025
2019 - 2025Deputy Head of Department
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi
Supervised Theses
2021
2021Postgraduate
Montesquieu Versus Hume: Origins of national characters
Köktaş M. (Advisor)
M.SAİD(Student)
2017
2017Postgraduate
Dilemmas of Turkish Liberalism in the Early Republican Period: Ahmet Ağaoğlu
Köktaş M. (Advisor)
H.ARİF(Student)
2017
2017Postgraduate
Understanding of Political and Moral Thought of Benjamin Constant in His Historical and Intellectual Context
Köktaş M. (Advisor)
P.GÜNDOĞDU(Student)
2016
2016Postgraduate
The Political Thought of Eşref Edip Fergan and His Place in Turkish Political Life
Köktaş M. (Advisor)
E.ÇALIŞKAN(Student)
2015
2015Postgraduate
The Role of Theology in the Birth of Classical Liberal Political Philosophy in the West
Köktaş M. (Advisor)
İ.KURUN(Student)
Articles
All (9)
TRDizin (9)
2025
20251. Dugald Stewart ve İskoç Aydınlanması: Felsefı̇ ve Düşünsel Katkılar
KÖKTAŞ M.
Akademik Hassasiyetler , vol.12, no.28, pp.249-276, 2025 (TRDizin)
2025
20252. THOMAS JEFFERSON’IN AYDINLANMA DÜŞÜNCESİ VE CUMHURİYETÇİ SİYASETİ
Köktaş M.
THE JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND HISTORY-GEOGRAPHY OF ANKARA UNIVERSITY , vol.65, 2025 (TRDizin)
2019
20193. Bir Aydınlanma Şahsiyeti ve Amerikan Karakterinin İnşacısı Olarak Benjamin Franklin
Köktaş M.
Mukaddime
, vol.10, pp.522-543, 2019 (TRDizin)
2019
20194. Thomas Paine ve Aydınlanma Siyasal Düşüncesinde Devrimcilik
Köktaş M.
BEYTULHIKME-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY , vol.9, pp.1097-1120, 2019 (TRDizin)
2017
20175. Aydınlanma, Hristiyanlık ve Deizm
KÖKTAŞ M.
Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi , vol.17, no.1, pp.143-158, 2017 (TRDizin)
2016
20166. 18 Yüzyıl Aydınlanma Düşüncesinde Siyaset ve Özgürlük
KÖKTAŞ M.
Journal of Turkish Studies , vol.11, pp.837-854, 2016 (TRDizin)
2015
20157. Aydınlanma Rasyonalizm ve Din
KÖKTAŞ M.
Journal of Turkish Studies , vol.10, pp.637-650, 2015 (TRDizin)
2014
20148. Amerikan Aydınlanması Bir Giriş Denemesi
KÖKTAŞ M.
Liberal Düşünce , vol.19, pp.109-137, 2014 (TRDizin)
2011
20119. İskoç Aydınlanması ve Amerika
KÖKTAŞ M.
Liberal Düşünce , vol.16, no.63, pp.235-256, 2011 (TRDizin)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2023
20231. Aydınlanma Düşüncesinin Çağdaş Dünya Açısından Yeniden Değerlendirilmesi
Köktaş M.
X. YILDIZ ULUSLARARASI SOSYAL BİLİMLER KONGRESİ, İstanbul, Turkey, 21 - 22 December 2023, pp.76, (Summary Text)
2019
20192. Thomas Paine and Enlightenment Political Philosophy
Köktaş M.
International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS) 15th International Congress on the Enlightenment, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 14 - 19 July 2019, pp.123-124, (Summary Text)
2018
20183. Benjamin Franklin and His Place in the Eighteenth-Century America and Enlightenment Thought
Köktaş M.
British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies 47th Annual Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom, 3 - 05 January 2018, (Unpublished)
2016
20164. Epistemological and Political Origins of John Locke’s Limited State Concept
Köktaş M.
XI. European Conference on Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rome, Italy, 1 - 04 September 2016, pp.62, (Summary Text)
2014
20145. Enlightenment, Civil Society, and Political Economy
Köktaş M.
V. European Conference on Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 11 - 14 September 2014, (Full Text)
2014
20146. 18. Yüzyıl Aydınlanma Düşüncesinde Siyaset ve Özgürlük
Köktaş M.
III. Uluslararası Felsefe Kongresi: Gelenek, Demokrasi ve Felsefe, Bursa, Turkey, 23 - 25 October 2014, (Summary Text)
Books
2020
20201. Antigone, Cicero and Natural Law
Nikonov L. V., KÖKTAŞ M.
in: The Idea and Values of Europe:: From Antigone to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Angelo Santagostino, Editor, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, pp.8-11, 2020
2020
20202. Human Rights and the Enlightenment
KÖKTAŞ M.
in: The Idea and Values of Europe:: From Antigone to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Angelo Santagostino, Editor, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, pp.62-74, 2020
2019
20193. İskoç Aydınlanması: Bir Sivil Toplum Perspektifi
KÖKTAŞ M.
İz Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2019
2018
20184. İskoç Aydınlanması ve Liberal Ahlak Teorisinin Temelleri
KÖKTAŞ M.
in: Liberalizm, Demokrasi ve Sınırlı Devlet, Coşkun Can Aktan, Bican Şahin, Editor, Orion Kitabevi, Ankara, pp.127-170, 2018
2018
20185. Aydınlanma Düşüncesinde Akıl, Din ve Kamusal Alannın Oluşumu
KÖKTAŞ M.
in: Düşünce Bilimleri Klasik Sorunlar-Güncel Tartışmalar, M. Nesim Doru, Ömer Bozkurt, Editor, Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Mardin, pp.241-256, 2018
2016
20166. Aydınlanma
KÖKTAŞ M.
in: Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Hamit Emrah Beriş, Fatih Duman, Editor, Orion Kitapevi, Ankara, pp.537-576, 2016
2016
20167. Enlightenment, Civil Society, and Political Economy,
KÖKTAŞ M.
in: Research on Business, Hasan Arslan, Mehmet Ali İçbay, Rasim Yılmaz, Günther Löschnigg, Editor, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, pp.395-404, 2016