Edinburgh University Press
Religion, Identity and Power
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About this book
This book examines Turkey’s ethno-religious activism and power-related political strategies in the Balkans between 2002 and 2020, the period under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), to determine the scopes of its activities in the region.
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk illuminates an often-neglected aspect of Turkey’s relations with its Balkan neighbours that emerged as a result of the much discussed ‘authoritarian turn’ – a broader shift in Turkish domestic and foreign policy from a realist-secular to a Sunni Islamic orientation with ethno-nationalist policies.
Öztürk draws on personal testimonies given by both Turkish and non-Turkish, Muslim and non-Muslim interviewees in three country cases: Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania. The findings shed light on contemporary issues surrounding the continuous redefinition of Turkish secularism under the AKP rule and the emergence of a new Muslim elite in Turkey.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Figures and Tables
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List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
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Foreword
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Introduction – Turkey and the New Balkans in the New Millennium: Religion, Identity and Power
1 - Part I Theory and History
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1 Multi-sided Roles of Religion, Identity and Power in Politics
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2 Turkey in the Balkans: From Late Ottoman to the 1970s
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3 Turkey as a Nascent Power in the Balkans: From the Özal Years to the AKP
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4 Defensive and Active Years of the AKP
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5 Reactive and Aggressive Years of the AKP
118 - Part III Th e AKP’s New Turkey and its Reflections in the Balkans
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Introduction
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6 Service to the Global Ummah
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7 Exportation of Domestic Conflicts
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8 Interfering in the Internal Affairs of Host Countries
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9 Destabilising the Secular Environments of Host Countries
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Conclusion – The New Turkey in the Balkans: An Ambiguous Actor?
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Bibliography
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Index
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