Michaella Mihriban Özelsel’de Dinsel Değişim.

In the 19th century, the conversion that took place in the West under the influence of various movements caused experts interested in the psychology of religion to address the subject and conduct research about it. In Western literature, religious conversion refers to changes in the religious era and means that an individual accepts a religion or rejects a religious value or belief. Religious exchange is divided into two ways: intra-religious and inter-religious transitions. In Turkish literature, the concepts of "conversion" and "salvation" are used for the changes that a person undergoes in the religious field. When an individual who belongs to a religion but does not fulfill the requirements of the religion starts to fulfill his religious duties again, it is called guidance or return to religion. The concept of conversion or conversion, on the other hand, is the situation in which an individual abandons his religious values and beliefs and adopts another religious value and belief. Individuals who experience changes in the religious field are called converts. Studies on the phenomenon of conversion have been and continue to be among the topics of interest in many disciplines, especially the psychology of religion. Conversion is one of the main topics that the psychology of religion deals with, and independent studies are carried out that examine different aspects of religious change through a well-known figure. The psycho-social reasons for the religious conversion process are grouped under three topics. The first is conversion as a solution to stress, and the second is the view that considers a process that covers a long period, such as the education that the individual receives from the family. The third view is that the individual gains the ability to interpret events differently because of being influenced by other people. While examining the religious change processes of individuals, the motives that cause change; the motives that are effective in the conversion process are examined from different perspectives such as the direction and duration of the change, and the consequences of the change. The aim of this study is to examine the cause, process, and consequences of Michaela Mihriban Özelsel's religious conversion from Christianity to Islam. In this context, a short biography of German psychologist Michaella Mihriban Özelsel and her story of becoming a Muslim were given and Özelsel's religious change was examined. Based on two works of Özelsel translated into Turkish, the data obtained in the study carried out by the literature review method were analyzed by content analysis and descriptive analysis method. In this study, it was concluded that Özelsel’s searches and inquiries during adolescence and his social interaction during adolescence were the most important motives that led to his conversion. In terms of conversion motifs, it has been concluded that Özelsel's religious conversion fits the intellectual and mystical type of reserve model from the motifs proposed in the literature. In this study, the religious conversion of Özelsel was evaluated according to various models and it was concluded the model that recommended by Köse, and his religious conversion concluded slow religious conversion model. Özelsel’s changes after his religious conversion were examined in terms of their beliefs, worship, attitudes, changes in social life, changes in cultural values and points of change were pointed out. Suggestions were also given to experts who could benefit from the findings of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]