The interplay between formal and informal institutions in Turkey
The case of the Fethullah Gülen community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10280452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Filiz Başkan (0000-0001-5557-7622, İzmir University of Economics, corresponding author), Filiz Başkan-Canyaş, F Orkunt Canyaş (Turkish Armed Forces) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 280-294 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263206.2015.1119125 |
| OpenAlex | W2292134701 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Supporters of the Fethullah Gülen community, an informal institution with an influential role in Turkish political life, have formed an international chain of schools and student dormitories, and a communications web that includes newspapers, journals, television and radio channels, as well as other companies and finance institutions. Although the community has no formal structure, its followers have established these formal institutions to integrate it into formal systems like education and the economy. This paper focuses on the community's educational organizations to argue that, since the community has preferred to pursue its goals within Turkey's existing formal framework, rather than by challenging it or breaking its rules, it can be defined as an accommodating informal institution rather than complementary, competing or substitutive
Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Sociology · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Public Administration · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |