The AKP after 15 years: emergence of Erdoganism in Turkey

Yilmaz, Ihsan; Bashirov, Galib

doi:10.1080/01436597.2018.1447371

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“…Although Gülen and his sympathizers have dedicated their lives to the service of Islam and the common good of all humanity, they are accused with disbelief by the Diyanet due to the political pressure of the AKP (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018). In reality, as it can clearly be seen over several decades, Gülen and his sympathizers are practicing Muslims who advocate moderate Islam (Hendrick, 2013).…”

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“…Many ministers, mayors and members of Erdogan"s AKP have used expressions in which they considered Erdogan a holy man (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018). They attributed him divine features.…”

Section: The Relation Between Seeing Erdogan Holy and The Takfirmentioning

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“…They publicly blame Christians and Jews for corrupting the world and straying from the true path (Karaman, 2017b). Moreover, they label all those Muslims who oppose their ideology as foreign spies, betrayers, enemies and apostates (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018). Unfortunately, Erdogan provokes a war on religious grounds against his opponents and spreading his extreme mentality in all the directions of the world, east and west.…”

Section: The Relation Between Absolute Obedience To the Ruler And Takfirmentioning

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The Usage of Excommunication (Takfir) in the Ideology of Justice and Development Party (the AKP), Political Islamists of Turkey

Dogan

2018

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The usage of excommunication goes back to the early history of Islam for the extreme Kharijite sect declared for the first time all other Muslims who did not agree with them as apostates and killed them brutally in the 7th century. The extreme mentality of the Kharijites has been witnessed in various extreme sects throughout Islamic history. More recently, Justice and Development Party (the AKP), the political Islamists of Turkey, has been using the concept of takfir (excommunication) against its opponents. In this essay, we will examine the concepts of faith (īmān) and disbelief (kufr) and then attempt to analyze the ruling AKP"s usage of excommunication (takfīr) on the basis of primary Islamic sources. The essay will seek the relation between the takfir and extremism as well as its connection with violence and terrorism by examining the ideology of the ruling AKP in Turkey.

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“…Many ministers, mayors and members of Erdogan"s AKP have used expressions in which they considered Erdogan a holy man (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018). They attributed him divine features.…”

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The Usage of Excommunication (Takfir) in the Ideology of Justice and Development Party (the AKP), Political Islamists of Turkey

Dogan

2018

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“…Because, the main goal for the AKP is achieving super power in political arena through reviving caliphate and uniting Muslims under its banner (Maessen, 2012). Opposing to Gülen's mentality Erdogan and his political party AKP have started to use harsh language to anyone or any group who criticize them (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018a). This is why the AKP have become intolerant and authoritarian to the Hizmet Movement sympathizers.…”

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“…Erdogan's government reacted them harshly and this attitude escalated the protests. Although, during the protests the Gülen movement did not support the protestors nor the government the AKP perceived it as opposition to itself (Yilmaz & Bashirov, 2018a).…”

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Political Islam (The Justice and Development Party in Turkey) Versus the Gülen Movement

Dogan¹

2018

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Islam has been interpreted by individuals since its birth and Political Islam is one of them. Moderate Muslim Scholars have identified some of its interpretations as extreme due to their consequences and negative effects on Muslims and others. Political Islam has a long history and the Justice and Development Party (the AKP) is a new face of it in 21 st Century. The purpose of this paper is to explore the defining political Islam, especially in the characteristics of the Ruling Party (Justice and Development Party) and compare its Islam to Hizmet (service) Movement. Although the AKP has long benefitted from the valuable support of Fethullah Gülen and his followers in the way of democratizing the state and its institutions the two allies have clearly separated from each other since 2013 maybe a little bit earlier. This separation has created a massive impact on Muslims as well as on other people. Due to a great polarization, hatred and enmity between the two groups and its huge effect on society it has become a necessity to analyze the interpretation of Islam by these two groups.

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Grandiose dreams, mega projects: Ottoman nostalgia in ‘new Turkey’

Çevik

2023

Appl Psychoanal Studies

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In January of 2015 Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the newly built extravagant and highly controversial presidential palace. Sixteen warriors representing all of the former Turkic empires in full costume were present at the welcoming ceremony. This paper uses Volkan's psycho‐political framework to understand state‐led efforts of historical revisionism which manifest itself in historical glories and nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire. The central argument posits that grandiose or mega projects strategically serve historical revisionism in Turkey, amplifying selected glories of Turkish society to bolster support for authentic and national narrative, known as “yerli ve milli (domestic and national)”

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The AKP after 15 years: emergence of Erdoganism in Turkey

Cited by 136 publications

References 98 publications

The Usage of Excommunication (Takfir) in the Ideology of Justice and Development Party (the AKP), Political Islamists of Turkey

The Usage of Excommunication (Takfir) in the Ideology of Justice and Development Party (the AKP), Political Islamists of Turkey

Political Islam (The Justice and Development Party in Turkey) Versus the Gülen Movement

Grandiose dreams, mega projects: Ottoman nostalgia in ‘new Turkey’

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