@article{2013,title={RELIGION IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFLICT THEORY: INSTANCE OF ÇETİN ÖZEK},abstractNode={One of the basic institutions in sociology is religion. Sociological theories are the orders of explanations and knowledges that try to explain sociological reality. Each theory examines society with specific acceptations. Conflict theory builds social life on conflict. Accordingly there is a sustained fight based on expediency between social groups. Marxist viewpoint builds its religion idea on a conflictual view. In this frame basic components that determine social life are economic mode of production and production relations. In other words economy is a substructure institution. Superstructure institutions change and take their shapes according to the change in substructure. Also the religion as a superstructure institution subjects to economic mode of production. Çetin Özek we examine the thoughts of in this study comments religion from the aspect of Marxist philosophy. Özek asserts that religion changes and take shape in according to change in mode of production. Also İslam can be examinated in this frame according to Özek. İslam seperates from others simply because it is suitable with the mode of produce in its era. İslam chime in with agricultural society that jumped to settled-life. Religion that its effect is neutr in social life is an inefficient institution on providing social development and political unity. Therefore religion hasn’t a moulder effect on the other social institutions. Contrary religion as a superstucture institution is under the effect of economy. The same deliverange is viable for both Ottoman society and current Turkish society.},author={Abdullah İNCE},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}