Diyanet's Role in Building the 'Yeni (New)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2631411
AutoresNil Mutluer (0000-0003-4812-1568, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen27
Número27
Fecha de publicación2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean journal of Turkish studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1773-0546 • E-ISSN: 1773-0546
EditorialOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/ejts.5953
OpenAlexW2912756760
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas18

This study argues that Diyanet has become one of the most important political symbols and representatives of the “yeni milli” (new national) – or as named by AKP members, “yerli ve milli” (homegrown and national) – values and neoliberal economic policies that the AKP seeks to instil and implement. Adopting feminist discourse analysis (with a reflexive approach), this article examines the continuities and novelties that Diyanet, as an institution which has assumed a major function since its foundation in creating the national-religion connection of the Turkish Republic, namely the secular -laik- Muslim Turkish national identity, underwent in the neoliberal AKP [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, Justice and Development Party] period. This study first discusses the institutional structure of Diyanet during the AKP era, and then analyses the policies and public statements of Diyanet, government and non-governmental actors in the following issue areas: Diyanet’s presidents during the AKP era, nationalism-militarism, Kurdish, Alevi and gender questions

Economic Justice · Institution · Militarism · National identity · National Unity · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Turkish · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Public Administration · Turkey's Politics and Society