Title Religious Politics in Turkey : From the Birth of the Republic to the AKP / Ceren Lord

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge Middle East studies ; 54 Cambridge Middle East studies ; 54. Contents Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Alternative Prism of Religious Majoritarianism; Deconstructing the Secular State: A Historical Institutionalist Approach to Religion, State Relations and Politicisation; Identity Politics and Deconstructing 'Religious Society'; Religious Majoritarianism and the Turkish Case; Sources and Methods; Outline of the Book; 1 How Religious Majoritarianism Was Institutionalised in the Early Republic; The Ottoman Legacies Religion as a Pillar of the Ottoman Order and as an Ethnic MarkerThe Growing Salience of Religious Markers in the Late Empire; The Establishment of the Turkish Republic as a Critical Juncture; Constitution Making, Religion and State in the Early Republic; The 1921 Constitution; Nationalising State Building and Constitution Making in the 1920s; Constitution Making after the Transition to Multi-Partism: Continuity and Change; The 1961 Constitution; The 1982 Constitution and Augmentation of Religious Majoritarianism; Constitution Making and Change in the Post-1980s Period Constitution Making in the AKP EraConclusion; 2 The Struggle within the State: The Diyanet and Islamisation; Reassessing the Role of the Ulema; The Transition from the Ottoman Ulema to the Diyanet; The Evolution and Expansion of the Diyanet; The Diyanetification of the Ottoman Ulema in the Republic: Institutionalisation and Centralisation; Survival and Damage Control in the Early Republic; The Diyanet's Expansion and Reproduction of Religious Majoritarianism in the Multi-Party Era; The First Wave of Expansion Following the Transition to Multi-Partism Turkey's First Military Intervention and the Beginning of the Second Wave of ExpansionThe Diyanet and the TIS in the 1980s; The Diyanet's Golden Era under the AKP; The Diyanet's Global Expansion in the AKP Era; Conclusion; 3 Shaping the Nation: The Diyanet's Interventions against Alevism and the Privileging of Sunni Islam; The Diyanet, Institutions and National Identity; The Ottoman Legacy, Turkish Nationalism and Alevis; The Elevation of Sunni Hanefi Orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire; The ITC and Alevis: 'Sunnification' and 'Turkification'; The State and Alevis in the Republic The Early Republic and Alevis: Continued Sunnification and TurkificationCompeting State Strategies Following the Transition to Multi-Partism; The 1960 Military Coup and the First 'Alevi Opening' by the State; The Turkish-Islamic Synthesis and Alevis in the Aftermath of the 1980 Coup; Continuity and Change in the AKP Era; 2002-2011 Continuity; The Gülenist and AKP Collaboration over Alevis; The Syrian Conflict and Sectarinised Securitisation; The Diyanet and the Kurdish Question; Conclusion; 4 The Expansion of the Religious Field in the Multi-Party Era; The Rise of the 'Muslim Bourgeoisie' Summary Presents an account of the rise of Erdogan's AKP, showing how the politicisation of religion has roots in the period of early nation-building in Turkey Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2019) Subject AK Parti (Turkey) Turkey. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı. SUBJECT Turkey. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı fast AK Parti (Turkey) fast Subject Islam and politics -- Turkey -- History Islam and state -- Turkey -- History Religion and politics -- Turkey -- History Religion and state -- Turkey -- History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance. Islam and politics Islam and state Politics and government Religion and politics Religion and state SUBJECT Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89005202 Subject Turkey Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108607377 1108607373 9781108638906 1108638902

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