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Political Islamists in Turkey and the Gülen Movement

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Authors:
  1. Recep Dogan

    1. Wisdom College, Brisbane, Australia

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  • Compares the Islamic understanding of the AKP (Justice and Development Party) to the interpretation of Islam by Gülen Movement
  • Examines the root of the post-2013 conflict between the AKP and the Gülen Movement
  • Analyzes the effects of Political Islamists on Muslims in Turkey

Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 1-7

  3. Political Islam

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 9-39

  4. The Gülen Movement

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 41-49

  5. From a Strategic Alliance to a Terrorist Organization: The History of the Relationship Between AKP and the Gülen Movement from 2001 to 2019

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 51-104

  6. Turkey’s Future Direction Under Erdogan’s Regime

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 105-140

  7. The Political Theology of Political Islamists of Turkey

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 141-175

  8. The Political Theology of the Gülen Movement

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 177-213

  9. Conclusion: Comparison of the Two Groups

    • Recep Dogan
    Pages 215-228

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 229-263
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About this book

This book explores the struggle and differences between the current governmental power, the AKP, and the Gülen movement, the leading civic Islamic movement, in Turkey. It discusses the history of relations between the AKP and the Gülen movement and analyzes the reasons that caused tensions and, eventually, a radical rupture between them. In order to help readers to better understand the difference between Political Islam and civil Islam, the project explains the political theology of each group and compares them to each other. The author explains the human rights violations, restrictions on the media and the destruction of democratic institutions in Erdogan’s New Turkey project. This is an ideal monograph for scholars interested in the Middle East, sociology, and political Islam. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wisdom College, Brisbane, Australia

    Recep Dogan

About the author

Recep Dogan is Researcher and Senior Lecturer of Islamic Studies at Wisdom College, Australia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Islamists in Turkey and the Gülen Movement

  • Authors: Recep Dogan

  • Series Title: Middle East Today

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29757-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29756-5Published: 07 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29759-6Published: 07 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-29757-2Published: 28 October 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2945-7017

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 263

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Regionalism, Democracy

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