Akhism in the Context of Social Policy

Authors : Faruk TAŞCI

Pages : 115-164

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Publication Date : 2019-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Akhism is a structure that dates back to the pre-Ottoman period. In the Ottoman period, akhism had many important functions. One of these functions is related to the social and economic area. On the other hand, social policy has social and economic aspects, too. Social policy is for the working life, on the other hand it is related to the non-working life. With these aspects social policy corresponds to both social and economic areas. As such, the ground for dealing with social policy and akhism has emerged. Within this scope, the article focuses on the issue of akhism in the context of social policy. The article is not based on archive documents, only the social policy dimension of the akhi community is analyzed through the current Turkish literature review. The analysis is bi-directional. One aspect of analysis is in the form of akhism over the working life of social policy; another aspect of the analysis is about the non-working life of social policy. The main conclusion from the analysis is that akhism is not only one organization of craft; but is also a union of craftman with social policy functions. For this reason, on the one hand akhism regulates the working life of its members, on the other hand it tries to solve the problems of both its members and the society.
Keywords : Akhism, social policy, Ottoman period, working life, akhi middle chests