Turkey Post 1980 Coup d’Etat: The rise, the fall, and the emergence of political Islam

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dc.contributor.authorHemmati, Khash
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-06T23:54:37Z
dc.date.available2026-02-06T23:54:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWhile it has often been perceived that Kemalist Turkey succeeded in firmly establishing secularization, the Islamist movement that followed the 1980 military intervention questioned the fundamental principles of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk by embracing Islamic identity and Islamic values in the social and public sphere. This paper will examine the rise, the fall, and the emergence of political Islam in Turkey following the 1980 coup d’état. Following the military intervention of 1980, the level of Islamic activism rose due to state policies during the 1980s and 1990s. It can be observed that the consequences of the Islamic tolerance during the 1980s and 1990s led to the rise and the fall of the Islamic leaning Welfare Party of Necmettin Erbakan. This paper will also explain how the Justice and Development Party (AKP) differed its policies from the Welfare Party, by blending a moderate Islamic identity with a pro-Western mentality, to achieve support and stability for Islamist politics.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.citationHemmati, K. (2012). Turkey Post 1980 Coup d’Etat: The rise, the fall, and the emergence of political Islam. Illumine, 13(1), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.18357/illumine121201313325
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18357/illumine121201313325
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23271
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIllumine
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectIslam
dc.subjectIslamic
dc.subjectvalues
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectpolitics
dc.subjectpolitical Islam
dc.subjectKemalist
dc.subjectcoup d'etat
dc.subject1980s
dc.subject1990s
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectsociety
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectIllumine
dc.subjectCSRS
dc.subjectUVic
dc.subjectUniversity of Victoria
dc.subjectCentre for Studies in Religion and Society
dc.subjectMEICON
dc.subjectMiddle East
dc.titleTurkey Post 1980 Coup d’Etat: The rise, the fall, and the emergence of political Islam
dc.typeArticle

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