Urban sociologist (B. 23rd
February 1923, Izmir - D. 7th November 2007, Istanbul). Her full name
was Mübeccel Belik Kıray. She was from a family who had immigrated to
Mübeccel Kıray was a fan
of Muzaffer Şerif and Behice Boran. She studied her doctorate in the field of
Sociology and on the topic of “the Norms of Consumption” under the tutorship of
Behice Boran (1946). She was one of people arrested in the operation (1951) of
the Türkiye Komünist Party (TKP). After coming out of prison, she worked in the
American News Office. After that, she studied for another doctorate degree (1950)
in the field of anthropology in the
Prof. Dr. Kıray left METU in 1973
and went to the London Schools of Economics in
Mübeccel Kıray, who
played an important role in the institutionalization of the sociology in
universities in Turkey and created a school with her method of dealing with the
social change, as well as known with her studies concerning rural and urban sociology
(sociology) based on field researches, investigated the changes in the social
structure of the town Ereğli and the problems related to the foundation of the
Iron and Steel Plant of Ereğli in her book named “Ereğli: Ağır Sanayiden Önce Bir Sahil Kasabası” (1964).
In her work named “Social Stratification as an Obstacle in
Development” (1970), which she prepared together with J. Hendrick, she
investigated four villages in the Region of Çukurova in different technologic
development levels. In her work named “Örgütleşemeyen
Kent” (1972), she investigated the city of
Prof. Dr. Mübeccel Kıray received
the Mustafa Parlar Award of METU, the title of honorary professor and the Women
of Enlightenment Award from the
WORKS:
Ereğli: Ağır Sanayiden Önce Bir
Sahil Kasabası (1964), Social Stratification as an Obstacle in Development (1970), Toplumbilim Yazıları (1982), Örgütleşemeyen Kent: İzmir (İstanbul
1998), Değişen Toplum Yapısı (1998), Kentleşme Yazıları (1998), “İstihlak
Normları” Toplumsal Yapı Toplumsal Değişme (1999), Örgütleşemeyen Kent: İzmir (1998), Seçme Yazılar (1999), Hayatımda
Hiç Arkaya Bakmadım (2001), Hayatımda
Hiç Arkaya Bakmadım (2002), Tüketim
Normları Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Araştırma (2005), Yedi Yerleşme Noktasında Turizmle İlgili Sosyal Yapı Araştırması (2007).