Ayca Arkilic
Biographic Data
| ID | 915414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayca Arkilic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayca |
| FAMILY NAME | Arkilic |
| SIGNATURE | ARKILIC A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University of Wellington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1775-3311 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Securitization and the intersectionality of bias
Conversion (reversion) to Islam is on the rise in New Zealand. This is striking given that New Zealanders are becoming less interested in religion and have more negative attitudes toward Muslims than toward other religious groups. Islam’s growth is disproportionally strong among the Indigenous Māori community. This article discusses how New Zealand’s post-2019 Christchurch attack security context has affected Māori and non-Māori women converts to…
Cultivating seeds abroad
China and Turkey are among the world's top emigrant sending countries. How and why have they invested in their diaspora youth, particularly over the last two decades? The significance of young diasporans for international affairs remains understudied. Building on the concept of 'diaspora youth diplomacy', we provide a rare comparative study investigating diaspora diplomacy and show that China and Turkey similarly engage their diaspora youth throu…
Turkish Populist Nationalism in Transnational Space
Turkey has seen a surge in populist nationalism over the last decade. How this has played out in transnational space through overseas Turkish citizens’ voting behaviour remains understudied, however. This article takes up this question, focusing on how the populist–nationalist appeals of the ruling AKP have been received by Turkish citizens in Europe. Specifically, it asks why such appeals have resonated highly with voters in some host countries …
Explaining the evolution of Turkey’s diaspora engagement policy
This article provides a comprehensive framework to explain why Turkey has adopted a pro-active diaspora agenda since the early 2000s. It shows that Turkey’s diaspora policy is the result of an amalgamation of domestic, transnational, and international factors: Domestically, the AKP’s rise to power resulted in drastic economic and political reforms and the promotion of a new identity based on neo-Ottomanism and Sunni-Muslim nationalism. These deve…
The Political Participation of Alevis
This article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam Conference (2006–present), two unprecedented official platforms aimed at improving Alevis’ political participation. The study asks why such state-sponsored initiatives came into existence in Turkey and Germany, and why the German Islam Conference has proven more successful fr…
Empowering a fragmented diaspora
The existing literature on state-diaspora relations, primarily in the MENA, has mostly focused on how and why home states engage their diasporas, rather than with what consequences. This article investigates how different groups within the diaspora community are affected by the homeland’s multi-tiered diaspora engagement policy. I argue that sending states influence select immigrant organizations’ mobilization by empowering them in two key ways: …
The Limits of European Islam
This article discusses how Turkish Muslim leaders perceive and respond to host-state policies engineered to incorporate Islam into French and German societies. It shows that the Turkish Islamic umbrella organizations are more critical of host-state policies in Germany than in France. More specifically, for leaders in both France and Germany, the French Council for the Muslim Faith is regarded as a more legitimate and effective institution compare…
Empowering a fragmented diaspora
The existing literature on state-diaspora relations, primarily in the MENA, has mostly focused on how and why home states engage their diasporas, rather than with what consequences. This article investigates how different groups within the diaspora community are affected by the homeland’s multi-tiered diaspora engagement policy. I argue that sending states influence select immigrant organizations’ mobilization by empowering them in two key ways: …
The Limits of European Islam
This article discusses how Turkish Muslim leaders perceive and respond to host-state policies engineered to incorporate Islam into French and German societies. It shows that the Turkish Islamic umbrella organizations are more critical of host-state policies in Germany than in France. More specifically, for leaders in both France and Germany, the French Council for the Muslim Faith is regarded as a more legitimate and effective institution compare…
The Political Participation of Alevis
This article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam Conference (2006–present), two unprecedented official platforms aimed at improving Alevis’ political participation. The study asks why such state-sponsored initiatives came into existence in Turkey and Germany, and why the German Islam Conference has proven more successful fr…
The Limits of European Islam
This article discusses how Turkish Muslim leaders perceive and respond to host-state policies engineered to incorporate Islam into French and German societies. It shows that the Turkish Islamic umbrella organizations are more critical of host-state policies in Germany than in France. More specifically, for leaders in both France and Germany, the French Council for the Muslim Faith is regarded as a more legitimate and effective institution compare…
Empowering a fragmented diaspora
The existing literature on state-diaspora relations, primarily in the MENA, has mostly focused on how and why home states engage their diasporas, rather than with what consequences. This article investigates how different groups within the diaspora community are affected by the homeland’s multi-tiered diaspora engagement policy. I argue that sending states influence select immigrant organizations’ mobilization by empowering them in two key ways: …
Turkish Populist Nationalism in Transnational Space
Turkey has seen a surge in populist nationalism over the last decade. How this has played out in transnational space through overseas Turkish citizens’ voting behaviour remains understudied, however. This article takes up this question, focusing on how the populist–nationalist appeals of the ruling AKP have been received by Turkish citizens in Europe. Specifically, it asks why such appeals have resonated highly with voters in some host countries …
Explaining the evolution of Turkey’s diaspora engagement policy
This article provides a comprehensive framework to explain why Turkey has adopted a pro-active diaspora agenda since the early 2000s. It shows that Turkey’s diaspora policy is the result of an amalgamation of domestic, transnational, and international factors: Domestically, the AKP’s rise to power resulted in drastic economic and political reforms and the promotion of a new identity based on neo-Ottomanism and Sunni-Muslim nationalism. These deve…
The Political Participation of Alevis
This article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam Conference (2006–present), two unprecedented official platforms aimed at improving Alevis’ political participation. The study asks why such state-sponsored initiatives came into existence in Turkey and Germany, and why the German Islam Conference has proven more successful fr…
Cultivating seeds abroad
China and Turkey are among the world's top emigrant sending countries. How and why have they invested in their diaspora youth, particularly over the last two decades? The significance of young diasporans for international affairs remains understudied. Building on the concept of 'diaspora youth diplomacy', we provide a rare comparative study investigating diaspora diplomacy and show that China and Turkey similarly engage their diaspora youth throu…
Securitization and the intersectionality of bias
Conversion (reversion) to Islam is on the rise in New Zealand. This is striking given that New Zealanders are becoming less interested in religion and have more negative attitudes toward Muslims than toward other religious groups. Islam’s growth is disproportionally strong among the Indigenous Māori community. This article discusses how New Zealand’s post-2019 Christchurch attack security context has affected Māori and non-Māori women converts to…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Turkish (5 works) · Diaspora (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)