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The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey

Turkey’s history and politics allow populism and Sunni Islamist civilizationalism to thrive. The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) use of Islamist authoritarian populism in its second decade of power has widened its “otherization” of political opponents, non-Muslims, non-Sunnis, ethnic mi...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz, Ihsan, Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana, Shakil, Kainat
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Language:English
Published: 2023
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JC Political theory
JN Political institutions (Europe)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/103588/1/103588_The%20others%20of%20Islamist%20civilizational%20populism%20in%20AKP%E2%80%99s%20Turkey.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.1035882023-02-09T01:19:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/103588/ The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey Yilmaz, Ihsan Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana Shakil, Kainat JC Political theory JN Political institutions (Europe) Turkey’s history and politics allow populism and Sunni Islamist civilizationalism to thrive. The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) use of Islamist authoritarian populism in its second decade of power has widened its “otherization” of political opponents, non-Muslims, non-Sunnis, ethnic minorities, vulnerable groups, and all those who reject the AKP’s views and democratic transgressions. To comprehend how Erdogan and his deft colleagues leverage identities of Sunni Islam and Turkish ethnicity, alongside pre-existing collective fears to develop populist authoritarianism, in this article, each category of “the others” is investigated through the lens of civilizational populism. This article specifically delves into the “otherization” process towards the Kemalists, secularists and leftists/liberals, Kurds, Alevis, and practicing Sunni Muslim Gulen Movement. The different methods of AKP’s civilizational populist “otherization” continues to polarize an already divided Turkish nation, generating incalculable harm. 2023-02-04 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/103588/1/103588_The%20others%20of%20Islamist%20civilizational%20populism%20in%20AKP%E2%80%99s%20Turkey.pdf Yilmaz, Ihsan and Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana and Shakil, Kainat (2023) The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), 4 February 2023. https://www.populismstudies.org/the-others-of-islamist-civilizational-populism-in-akps-turkey/ 10.55271/pp0018
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Yilmaz, Ihsan
Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
Shakil, Kainat
The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
description Turkey’s history and politics allow populism and Sunni Islamist civilizationalism to thrive. The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) use of Islamist authoritarian populism in its second decade of power has widened its “otherization” of political opponents, non-Muslims, non-Sunnis, ethnic minorities, vulnerable groups, and all those who reject the AKP’s views and democratic transgressions. To comprehend how Erdogan and his deft colleagues leverage identities of Sunni Islam and Turkish ethnicity, alongside pre-existing collective fears to develop populist authoritarianism, in this article, each category of “the others” is investigated through the lens of civilizational populism. This article specifically delves into the “otherization” process towards the Kemalists, secularists and leftists/liberals, Kurds, Alevis, and practicing Sunni Muslim Gulen Movement. The different methods of AKP’s civilizational populist “otherization” continues to polarize an already divided Turkish nation, generating incalculable harm.
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author Yilmaz, Ihsan
Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
Shakil, Kainat
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Mohamad Shukri, Syaza Farhana
Shakil, Kainat
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title The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
title_short The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
title_full The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
title_fullStr The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
title_full_unstemmed The others of Islamist civilizational populism in AKP’s Turkey
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publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/103588/1/103588_The%20others%20of%20Islamist%20civilizational%20populism%20in%20AKP%E2%80%99s%20Turkey.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/103588/
https://www.populismstudies.org/the-others-of-islamist-civilizational-populism-in-akps-turkey/
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