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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The Headscarf Controversy in Turkey: Secularism versus Islamism

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