Turkish Islamism in the Post-gezi Park Era
The Gezi Park protests have stirred serious controversy both inside and outside Turkey on the JDP’s ruling style and ideology. By drawing on el-Affendi’s distinction between the Medina and Damascus models, I discuss the Islamist opposition to Erdoğan during the Gezi events. I argue that notwithstan...
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/66bcad321625426e86f20163cf63b86a |
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| Sumario: | The Gezi Park protests have stirred serious controversy both inside
and outside Turkey on the JDP’s ruling style and ideology. By drawing
on el-Affendi’s distinction between the Medina and Damascus
models, I discuss the Islamist opposition to Erdoğan during the Gezi
events. I argue that notwithstanding his recent Islamization policies,
Erdoğan’s JDP is a conservative party that caters to Muslim nationalism
while a new Islamism as an ethico-political ideal has been in
the making by the praxis of the new Islamist youth.
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