The Headscarf Controversy in Turkey: Secularism versus Islamism
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Title
The Headscarf Controversy in Turkey : Secularism versus Islamism
Author
Erdemir , Ayse Simin
Advisors
Larkey , Edward
Program
Intercultural Communication Language
UMBC Department
Language, Literacy & Culture (LLC)
Document Type
thesis
Sponsors
University of Maryland , Baltimore County (UMBC)
Keywords
Headscarf conflict ; Secularism versus Islamism in Turkey
Date Issued
2009-01-01
Abstract
Based on the headscarf conflict in Turkey , this thesis tries to determine whether the current governing party , the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi--AKP) , as argued by the Turkish secularists , is an Islamist party following a hidden Islamic agenda or has become moderate with time . The secularists ' fear of an AKP Islamic agenda not only has roots in the fact that since the establishment of the secular Turkish Republic in 1923 , Abdullah Gl is the first politician with an Islamist background to become the president of Turkey but also that Gl's wife , Hayrnisa Gl , is wearing the headscarf . Secularists interpret this as meaning that Gl would change Turkey's constitutional laws to make Turkey become an Islamic country . However , this thesis asserts that the present AKP , when compared to its first years of governing , seems to pursue its agenda in a more pragmatic manner due to dynamic factors .
Identifier
10184
Format
application:pdf
Language
en
Collection
UMBC Theses and Disserations .
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Source
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