Islamist Political Thought in Turkey / Michelangelo Guida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guida, Michelangelo, author.

Series:

Contemporary Turkey.

Contemporary Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Turkey--History.

Islam and politics.

Political parties--Turkey--History.

Political parties.

Turkey--Politics and government.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Islamism is a powerful political force in contemporary Turkey. But what are the roots of this ideology? This book provides an intellectual history of Islamism in Turkey, tracing the thought of key figures from the late Ottoman Empire to the contemporary period. Examining the works of Namik Kemal, Said Halim Pasa, Said Nursi, Ali Bulaç and others, the book puts these figures and their works in historical context, showing the origins of their ideas and how they changed as Turkey moved from a constitutional to an authoritarian and then more democratic political system, with democratic backsliding and rising authoritarianism today. Covering also the rise of Islamism as a political movement in the late 20th century, it provides important insight into the intellectual background of Islamism in contemporary Turkey under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP.

Contents:

Introduction Methodology Defining Islamism Periodization and book outline Chapter 1: The Prologues of Islamist Thought ‘Mussulmans are themselves the first victims of Islam.’ Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Namik Kemal The Emergence of Conservatism Chapter 2: The First Generation (1908-1925) The Emergence of Islamism Mehmed Âkif Ersoy Said Halim Pasa The Emergence of the Republic Chapter 3: The Second Generation (1943-1980) The Demokrat Parti Era Necip Fazil Kisakürek Nurettin Topçu Kisakürek’s and Topçu’s Methodology and Struggle Said Nursî Translations Chapter 4: The Emergence of Islamist Political Parties First attempts Necmettin Erbakan and Millî Görüs The 1980 Coup Refah Partisi The final evolution Chapter 5: The Third Generation Ali Bulaç Modernity and the modern state The Constitution of Medina Ismet Özel Cihan Aktas Chapter 6: The AK Parti Era Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AK Parti Era Hayreddin Karaman Ibrahim Kalin Conclusion

ISBN:

9780755656493

OCLC:

1587322223