Theocracy Secularism And Islam In Turkey

Author : Christopher Houston
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030796570

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Theocracy, Secularism, and Islam in Turkey by Christopher Houston Pdf

In this novel and lucid work, Christopher Houston clarifies a particular modern style and practice of politics that he calls anthropocracy. In the name of popular sovereignty, anthropocracies de-legitimize the rule of God(s) even as they re-deploy it to stabilize the rule of the representatives of the people, all the while obfuscating their political conscription of the divine. In distinguishing anthropocracy from varieties of other secular and laicist political arrangements, as well as from theocracy, this book also gives readers a brilliant solution to what it calls the Turkish puzzle, the dilemma over how to best describe and analyze state-religion and state-society relations in the Turkish Republic. This work convincingly undermines two orthodox presumptions about Turkish politics: the claim that Turkish modernity should be considered an example of secularity; and the accusation that the current AKP government should be interpreted as Islamic. On the contrary, it argues that both Kemalism and the AKP continue to institute an anthropocratic Republic.

Author : Niyazi Berkes
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0415919835

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The Development of Secularism in Turkey by Niyazi Berkes Pdf

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : M. Hakan Yavuz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521888783

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Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey by M. Hakan Yavuz Pdf

The Islamist Justice and Development Party swept to power in Turkey in 2002. Since then it has shied away from a hard-line ideological stance in favour of a more conservative and democratic approach. This book asks whether it is possible for a political party with deeply religious ideology to liberalise and entertain democracy?

Author : Andrew Davison
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300069367

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Secularism and Revivalism in Turkey by Andrew Davison Pdf

In this new interpretation of the modernisation & secularization of Turkey, Andrew Davison demonstrates the usefulness of hermeneutics in political analysis, illuminating the complex relations between religion & politics in post-Ottoman Turkey.

Author : Emir Kaya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786732293

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Secularism and State Religion in Modern Turkey by Emir Kaya Pdf

The Diyanet, the official face of Islam in Turkey, is the `Presidency of Religious Affairs', a governmental department established in 1924 after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire and the abolition of Caliphate. In this book, Emir Kaya offers an in-depth multidisciplinary analysis of this vital institution. Focusing on the role of the Diyanet in society, Kaya explores the balance the institution has to strike between the Muslim traditions of the Turkish population and the secular creed of the Turkish state. By examining the various laws that either bolstered or hindered the Diyanet's budgets and activities, Kaya highlights the institutional mindsets of the Diyanet membership. He also evaluates its successes and failures as a state department that must consistently operate within the context of the religiosity of Turkish society. By situating all of this within the two competing - but often complimentary - concepts of religion and secularism, Kaya offers a book that is important for those researching the interplay of Islam and the state in Turkey and beyond.

Author : Barry Rubin,Ali Çarkoglu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136875397

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Religion and Politics in Turkey by Barry Rubin,Ali Çarkoglu Pdf

Over the last decade the once marginal extreme right of the Turkish ideological spectrum has grown in size as well as in influence and has effectively reshaped party competition in Turkey. Policy mandates and electoral bases of the rising extreme right rely on potentially explosive social cleavages in the country. One such confrontation is between the secularist and pro-Islamist forces, which has always been one of the centrepieces of modern Turkish politics. The rise of pro-Islamist electoral forces from a marginal to an undeniably imposing position in Turkish electoral politics has led many to worry that a deep-rooted schism has come to the forefront of Turkish politics. The frontline of this secularist vs pro-Islamist confrontation is quite widespread ranging from a debate around the ban of turban and headscarves in universities to religious education in the country, from Islamic principles in the economy to Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle Eastern countries. This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal Turkish Studies.

Author : Ali Bardakoğlu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UOM:39015067832272

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Religion and Society by Ali Bardakoğlu Pdf

Author : Soner Cagaptay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134174478

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Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey by Soner Cagaptay Pdf

It is commonly believed that during the interwar period, Kemalist secularism successfully eliminated religion from the public sphere in Turkey, leaving Turkish national identity devoid of religious content. However, through its examination of the impact of the Ottoman millet system on Turkish and Balkan nationalisms, this book presents a different view point. Cagaptay demonstrates that the legacy of the Ottomon millet system which divided the Ottoman population into religious compartments called millets, shaped Turkey’s understanding of nationalism in the interwar period. Providing a compelling examination of why and how religion shapes national identity in Turkey and the Balkans the book covers topics including: * Turkish nationalism * the Ottoman legacy * Kemalist citizenship policies and immigration * Kurds, Muslims and Jews and the ethno-religious limits of Turkishness. Incorporating documents from untapped Turkish archives, this book is essential reading for scholars and students with research interests in Turkey, Turkish nationalism and Middle East history.

Author : Ahmet T. Kuru,Alfred C. Stepan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0231159331

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Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey by Ahmet T. Kuru,Alfred C. Stepan Pdf

While Turkey has grown as a world power, promoting the image of a progressive and stable nation, several choices in policy have strained its relationship with the East and the West. Providing historical, social, and religious context for this behavior, the essays in Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey examine issues relevant to Turkish debates and global concerns, from the state's position on religion to its involvement with the European Union. Written by experts in a range of disciplines, the chapters explore the toleration of diversity during the Ottoman Empire's classical period; the erosion of ethno-religious heterogeneity in modern, pre-democratic times; Kemalism and its role in modernization and nation building; the changing political strategies of the military; and the effect of possible EU membership on domestic reforms. The essays also offer a cross-Continental comparison of "multiple secularisms," as well as political parties, considering especially Turkey's Justice and Development Party in relation to Europe's Christian Democratic parties. Contributors tackle critical research questions, such as the legacy of the Ottoman Empire's ethno-religious plurality and the way in which Turkey's assertive secularism can be softened to allow greater space for religious actors. They address the military's "guardian" role in Turkey's secularism, the implications of recent constitutional amendments for democratization, and the consequences and benefits of Islamic activism's presence within a democratic system. No other collection confronts Turkey's contemporary evolution so vividly and thoroughly or offers such expert analysis of its crucial social and political systems. Contributors: Karen Barkey (Columbia University) * Ümit Cizre (Istanbul Sehir University) * M. Sükrü Hanioglu (Princeton University) * Stathis N. Kalyvas (Yale University) * Ahmet T. Kuru (San Diego State University) * Joost Lagendijk (Sabanc University) * Ergun Özbudun (Bilkent University) * Alfred Stepan (Columbia University)

Author : Ibrahim Kalin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199806515

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Islam in Turkey: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Ibrahim Kalin Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In Islamic studies, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of the Islamic religion and Muslim cultures. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : Umut Azak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0755610733

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Islam and Secularism in Turkey by Umut Azak Pdf

"Security perceptions in Europe have changed drastically in the last decade due to the effects of globalisation. As a result, the EU's relations with Turkey and the security policies of the EU and Turkey have become increasingly important. In light of recent developments - not least the controversial issue of Turkey's EU candidacy - this book attempts to answer two main questions: 'Is there a gap between EU and Turkish security cultures?' and 'To what extent is Turkey an advantage for Europe?'. Cigdem Ustun here examines Turkey's crucial role with NATO and details its relations and priorities in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Black Sea regions, comparing these with EU relations and priorities. This comparison illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of including Turkey in European security policies and will be essential reading for all those involved in security studies and policy."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Author : Richard Tapper
Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Islam
ISBN : UOM:39076002921182

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Islam in Modern Turkey by Richard Tapper Pdf

A systematic account of the life, works, and accomplishments of al- Kirmani, an important Ismaili Muslim scholar and writer in the fields of philosophy and science who lived during the first half of the 11th century AD

Author : Muhammad Rashid Feroze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Islam
ISBN : UOM:39015034789811

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Islam and Secularism in Post-Kemalist Turkey by Muhammad Rashid Feroze Pdf

Author : Zeyno Baran
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press Publi
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215152286

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Torn Country by Zeyno Baran Pdf

For centuries, Islam and the West have been competing to define Turkish identity. Decades of close cooperation between Turkey and its NATO allies generated Western confidence that Turkey was a reliable ally and that its democratic system was sufficiently resilient to weather periodic political crises. But in recent years, those who have sought to soften the boundary between Islam and public life have become more organized and influential in Turkish politics. In Torn Country, Zeyno Baran examines the intense struggle between Turkey's secularists and Islamists in their most recent battles over their country's destination. Looking into the fate of both Turkey's secularism and its democratic experiment, she shows that, for all the flaws of its political journey, the modern Turkish state has managed to maintain an essential separation between religion and the political realm--a separation that is now in jeopardy.

Author : Adil Ozdemir,Kenneth Frank
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0312234791

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Visible Islam in Modern Turkey by Adil Ozdemir,Kenneth Frank Pdf

Visible Islam in Modern Turkey presents a rich panorama of Islamic practices in today's Turkey. The authors, one a Muslim and one a Christian, introduces readers to Turkish Islamic piety and observances. The book is also a model for Muslims, for it inteprets the foundations of Islam to the modern mind and shows the relevance of Turkish Islamic practices to modern society. Packed with data and insights, it appeals to a variety of circles, both secular and traditional.