Erol Güngör was a Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and writer
Education
After spending a period in Faculty of Law, Güngör graduated from Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences of Istanbul University in 1961. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1965 with a thesis titled "Kelâmî (Verbal) Yapılarda Estetik Organizasyon".
Career
Kenneth Hammond invited him to visit the University of Colorado. He became an associate professor with his thesis titled "Şahıslar arası İhtilafların Çözümünde Lisanın Rolü" in 1970. He became an academic of Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences of Istanbul University in 1975.
He eventually became the president of Selçuk University in 1982.
He mostly studied on culture, personality, customs, people, and religion. He focues on the identity and cultural problems which Turkish people have been facing last 150 years.