Islam, Populism and Regime Change in Turkey by M. Hakan Yavuz... - 9781032089188

Taylor & Francis

Islam, Populism and Regime Change in TurkeyMaking and Re-making the AKP\nAuthor(s): M. Hakan Yavuz, Ahmet Erdi ztrk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032089188, 978-1032089188\nSynopsis\nIslam, Populism and Regime Change in Turkey explores the role of religion (Sunni, Hanefi Islam) in the transformation of Turkey under the reign of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and his Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalk?nma Partisi, AKP). \n\nThe chapters argue that the Turkish understanding of secularism was also one of the building blocks and the constitutive elements of Turkeys modernization until the rise of the AKP. Currently, however, it seems that religion has become a new or re-born element of the new Turkey and has been transforming many areas such as: the media, the Kurdish issue, implementation of the rule of law, foreign policy and gender issues. This book therefore aims to scrutinize the question: how doe.