Religion, Polity and Society in Turkey

Authors : Arsev Bektaş

Pages : 61-74

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Publication Date : 2014-03-17

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Thqc has be€ri much tdk in recent yeas both in the Turkish press and in popular Funals, about the apparent visibility of Islam in social ana potticaf lfe. Ii otfrer way, one feanne of Ihe Turkish sociay and polity of the l9gft that strikes any keeri ob_ s€rver is Ihe 'levival" of Islam. One of tlre most impofirnt cuxlent socio_poUtt f i"ro_ es in Turkey is secularism. The Islamic movemenihr" b"-m" ru"h " rirsible pheno_ mena that in recent mo[ths valious agencies of tlre state have sttded to colleci infor_ malion and u/rite up official repore on the hcreasing threat of the clandestine activities of various groups seeking to rc-institute the ,'Sheriat".
Keywords : Religion, Polity, Society