Religious Courses in Turkish Public Education

Explaining Domestic Change with Europeanization Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID7873804
AuthorsIoannis N Grigoriadis (0000-0003-0882-6125, corresponding author), T Gurcel
Year2014
Volume56
Issue2
Pages300-322
Publication date2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Church and State (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-969X • E-ISSN: 2040-4867
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/jcs/css082
OpenAlexW2117045951
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited1

Religious education is one of the key indicators determining state attitudes toward religion and is thus inextricably linked to the secularization experience of each state. It is a major asset in evaluating religious freedom because the extent of freedom enjoyed by parents in deciding the education of their children is a good sign of the religious freedom citizens enjoy. In Turkey, the discussion on religious education has revolved around three main issues: (1) the status of religious courses in public education, (2) vocational religious education, and (3) faculties of divinity. Since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, all three fields have been subjected to hot debates and have been associated with a long and protracted Kulturkampf between the secularist and the religious conservative segments of the society. Religious minorities, as well as the adherents of different teachings of Islam, have suffered the most because of the status of religious courses in the public education.

Library science · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Turkish · Computer Science · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools · Turkey's Politics and Society

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