Volume 20, Issue 1
Psychology Has a Long Past but a Short History. Turkey, as an example
Abstract
The famous statement ""psychology has a long past but a short history"" by German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1908), reflecting the situation of developmental processof psychology in both academic and practice area around the world and Turkey is not an exception. The purpose of this article is to review the historical development of psychology in Turkey. Thehistory of psychology has been written extensively by many authors, (e.g., Acar & ?ahin, 1990; Ba?aran & ?ahin, 1990; Kaç?tç?ba??, 1994; LeCompte, 1980; McKinney, 1960) which is why this articlewill focus on the current issues in the field of Psychology in Turkey including the problem of the absence of a licensing law rather than a mere historical background.
Keywords
History of Psychology in Turkey, community mental health service, legislation