Marx’s Capital in Turkey

The purpose of this essay is to reconstruct the history of the dissemination and reception of Marx’s Capital in Turkey. The translations of Capital into Turkish, including attempts that remained uncompleted, are discussed, with detailed information on the year of publication, name of the translator etc. On that basis, an attempt is made to systematically trace the dissemination of all three volumes of Capital. The essay also evaluates the importance of Capital in terms of the overall reception of Marx in Turkey and its impact on the development of Marxist theory in Turkey. Finally, a brief outline is provided of the different generations of Marxist economists who have based their overall economic analysis on the methodology of Capital.