This article examines Turkish political culture from the early years following Kemal Atatürk‟s de... more This article examines Turkish political culture from the early years following Kemal Atatürk‟s death until Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‟s term in office as prime minister. It thereby analyses the role of the Turkish military in shaping a particular form of Turkish political sub-culture, the tension between secularist and Islamist forces in Turkish society, and the impact on political culture that the election of the AK Party entailed. It concludes by reflecting on the extent to which current external and internal developments are changing Turkish political culture at the time of writing. Against the background of increasingly authoritarian developments in Turkey‟s political system, it will be argued that Erdoğan‟s political legacy shifts Turkey‟s political culture from an earlier forced secularization to an alienation from European political cultures.
This article examines Turkish political culture from the early years following Kemal Atatürk‟s de... more This article examines Turkish political culture from the early years following Kemal Atatürk‟s death until Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‟s term in office as prime minister. It thereby analyses the role of the Turkish military in shaping a particular form of Turkish political sub-culture, the tension between secularist and Islamist forces in Turkish society, and the impact on political culture that the election of the AK Party entailed. It concludes by reflecting on the extent to which current external and internal developments are changing Turkish political culture at the time of writing. Against the background of increasingly authoritarian developments in Turkey‟s political system, it will be argued that Erdoğan‟s political legacy shifts Turkey‟s political culture from an earlier forced secularization to an alienation from European political cultures.
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