İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi

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This article is derived from the same-titled doctoral dissertation and the presentation made in 3rd Pierre Bourdieu Symposium organized in 2016. The main aim of the thesis is to present a Bourdieuan draft of analysis by using the theoretical tools of Bourdieuan sociology in the direction of constructing “the sphere of Translation Studies in Turkey” as a research subject. When the sources are assessed, there seems to be an obvious need for the researches conducted in the direction of translation sociology with a focus on the sphere of translation studies and translation practice. In the epistemological part, a thematic path is taken in order to understand the Bourdieuan sociology, which prioritizes a relational and reflexive approach in itself, and to operationalize the methodology. In the framework of the thesis, a spherical design is made in the triangle of the Translation Studies departments, agents and research practice in order to construct “Translation Studies in Turkey” as a research subject.At first, the institutional structure of Translation Studies departments in Turkey is assessed. Then, the undergraduate and graduate background of Professors,Associate Professors and ResearchAssistants is examined based on the information in their curriculum vitae. By scanning the keyword of “Translation Studies,” there has been Access to 116 abstracts in YÖK (the Higher Education Council) theses database, and 82 scientific articles in ULAKBİM (TurkishAcademic Network and Information Center) database, and a representation of the sub-fields in research practice in Translation Studies has been obtained. As a result, it has been thought that Translation Sociology, which will operationalize the Bourdieuan sociology in researches, can create significant dynamism in problematizing the sphere of Translation Studies and producing knowledge on scientific habitus and practices.