Religion, Politics and Society in Modern Turkey: 1808-2023 - Hardcover
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This book is a critical reading of Turkey's entanglement and struggle with modernity, Islam, diversity, democracy and human rights/liberties slightly less than the last two centuries. Its major argument is that the relationship between religion and state forms an important dimension not only of official state ideology, but also in interrelations between different groups in society and in those groups' relations with the state. The book provides an overarching view of modern Turkey's religion, politics and society over an extended period and examines the complex relations between society, religion, laicité, state identity and their reflections in state power and daily life. This book's originality and novelty and what makes this study different from others in the market is its provision of an overarching view of religion, politics, and society in modern Turkey over an extended period starting from Ottoman times era current times.
İştar G?zaydın is a Professor of Law and Politics at Istinye University, Istanbul. G?zaydın received her MCJ (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence) at New York University, School of Law (1987); and Ph.D. at Istanbul University (1992). She is the recipient of the 2017 Lisl and Leo Eitinger Human Rights Award by Oslo University; and 2018 Leibniz Professor of University of Leipzig. G?zaydın has numerous publications focusing on the Diyanet in Turkey, religion and politics, discrimination based on religion, minority rights, role of religion in international relations, religion and nationalism both in English and in Turkish. She is also a Non-Residence Scholar at ELIAMEP's Turkey Programme.
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