Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey

Adaletve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP, Justice and Development Party) in Turkey has been blamed for Islamizing the Turkish society through its conservative policies that have similarity with discourses originating from the Islamic principles. However, the AKP government has maintained that it abides by Tur...

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Main Authors:	Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad, Hossain, Ishtiaq
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought 2017
Subjects:	BP173.7 Islam and politics JX International law
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/1/53938_Political%20discourse%20and%20Islam.pdf

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spelling	iium-539382018-07-10T18:22:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/ Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad Hossain, Ishtiaq BP173.7 Islam and politics JX International law Adaletve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP, Justice and Development Party) in Turkey has been blamed for Islamizing the Turkish society through its conservative policies that have similarity with discourses originating from the Islamic principles. However, the AKP government has maintained that it abides by Turkish laicism. This paper identifies and analyses the extent to which rhetoric by AKP’s leaders has changed over the years. This is done in order to find out whether the party truly has an intention to Islamize Turkey as part of a strategy to win votes. The paper highlights how the changes observed are related to the current national mood and issues being discussed. As a result, the AKP cannot be said to be a party that had always intended to turn Turkey into a religious country. The rhetoric employed by the leadership in the last 13 years showed that the shifts in discourse were to manage the support it received by conservative Turks, rather than as an upfront to the secular establishment. Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/1/53938_Political%20discourse%20and%20Islam.pdf Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad and Hossain, Ishtiaq (2017) Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts, 6 (1). pp. 57-70. E-ISSN 2306 -7012 http://www.ijits.net/political-discourse-islam-role-rhetoric-turkey-syaza-farhana-mohamad-shukri-ishtiaq-hossain/
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description	Adaletve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP, Justice and Development Party) in Turkey has been blamed for Islamizing the Turkish society through its conservative policies that have similarity with discourses originating from the Islamic principles. However, the AKP government has maintained that it abides by Turkish laicism. This paper identifies and analyses the extent to which rhetoric by AKP’s leaders has changed over the years. This is done in order to find out whether the party truly has an intention to Islamize Turkey as part of a strategy to win votes. The paper highlights how the changes observed are related to the current national mood and issues being discussed. As a result, the AKP cannot be said to be a party that had always intended to turn Turkey into a religious country. The rhetoric employed by the leadership in the last 13 years showed that the shifts in discourse were to manage the support it received by conservative Turks, rather than as an upfront to the secular establishment.
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author	Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad Hossain, Ishtiaq
author_facet	Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad Hossain, Ishtiaq
author_sort	Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad
title	Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey
title_short	Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey
title_full	Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey
title_fullStr	Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed	Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey
title_sort	political discourse and islam: the role of rhetoric in turkey
publisher	Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53938/1/53938_Political%20discourse%20and%20Islam.pdf
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Political discourse and Islam: the role of rhetoric in Turkey

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