Turkey: Update on Crisis of Identity and Power

Abstract

Secularism has been one of the fundamental and unchanging principles guiding the Turkish Republic since its founding in 1923. It also has been the principle that has produced considerable domestic political tension. Over the years, political parties have emerged that appeared to challenge that principle and to strive to restore religion to a central place in the state. Each time, the party has eventually been banned from the political stage. The Justice and Development Party (AKP), formed in 2001, has Islamist roots and claims to be conservative and democratic. The AKP won the 2002 and 2007 national elections by wide margins, yet its victories have not ended the secular-religious tensions in the country.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 02, 2008
Accession Number
ADA486497

Entities

People

  • Carol Migdalovitz

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Democracy
  • Disinformation Operations
  • Domestic
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Identities
  • Information Operations
  • Law
  • Police
  • Political Parties
  • Political Systems
  • Religion
  • Republic
  • Security

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies