Religion and Politics in Turkey

Barry Rubin (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 0415348315 / ISBN 13: 9780415348317

Published by Routledge, 2005

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Religion and Politics in Turkey | Barry Rubin (u. a.) | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2005 | Routledge | EAN 9780415348317 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religion and Politics in Turkey
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415348315
• ISBN 13: 9780415348317
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 15D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 458 grams
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Rubin, Barry; Çarkoglu, Ali