THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL ISLAM PARTIES IN TURKEY: SLOGANS, SYMBOLS, IDEOLOGIES
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-83-94
Abstract
The project of political Islam came to its end in the 1990–2000s. The heirs of the concepts and practices of parties of Political Islam live nowadays in new realities and their programs and rhetoric are very
diff erent from the worldview of political movements that set the tone for the second half of the 20th century. Turkey is a vivid example. In this paper author attempts to trace the election
agenda and the political technologies applied by the Political Islam parties in Turkey from the late 60s until 2015, shows the continuity of politicians and the transformation of ideological preferences of Turkish “Islamists”. The era of Turkish Islamism began and ended with Necmettin Erbakan, the permanent leader of Milli Görüş Movement. Softening of Islamists’ slogans and programs reached its
peak with ‘reformists’ who broke off the parent party and founded post-islamist Justice and Development Party.
About the Author
I. G. SAETOVRussian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Polit.), research assistant
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For citations:
SAETOV I.G. THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL ISLAM PARTIES IN TURKEY: SLOGANS, SYMBOLS, IDEOLOGIES. Islam in the modern world. 2017;13(4):83-94. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-83-94