Islam and Muslim Resistance to Modernity in Turkey
This book explores how traditional Sunni Muslim conceptions have informed or shaped Islamization strategies in contemporary Turkey. In particular, the author proposes to examine the teaching curriculum of the Ministry of Education, which oversees Turkish
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Islam and Muslim Resistance to Modernity in Turkey
Gokhan Bacik
Islam and Muslim Resistance to Modernity in Turkey
Gokhan Bacik Palacký University Olomouc Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Preface
The Islamic cause had seen big promises in Turkey: economic prosperity, high standards of law, and a decent status in global politics. Simply, its pledge was to bring Turkey back to the “Golden Age of Muslims,” which is believed to have happened somewhere in history. Millions of Turks have made sacrifices in different ways to contribute to the Islamization of Turkey, but all efforts were affiliated with making Turkey a better country with Islam. People sincerely believe that Islamization will solve Turkey’s problems. For the millions who supported it, Islamization was a stanḋ alone magic cure. A Turkish slogan “Islam gelecek, dertler bitecek” (Islam is the solution for all problems) summarizes that mindset. However, Islamization in Turkey has brought the country to the brink of a multifaceted catastrophe. In less than two decades, Islamism transformed Turkey into an authoritarian regime with a host of structural problems ranging across the economy and foreign policy. Naturally, the Islamist failure provoked a debate on Islam, Islamic movements, and anything related to Islam. Yet it would not be fair to explain the failure of Islamism in Tu
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