Religion, identity and power : Turkey and the Balkans in the twenty-first century / Ahmet Erdi ̐uOzt̐uurk ; with a foreword by Professor Jeffrey Haynes.
| Author/creator | Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xx, 238 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey. ^A1415592 |
| Contents | Introduction: Turkey and the New Balkans in the New Millennium: Religion, Identity and Power -- Part I: Theory and History. Multi-sided Roles of Religion, Identity and Power in Politics -- Turkey in the Balkans: From Late Ottoman to the 1970s -- Turkey as a Nascent Power in the Balkans: From the ̐uOzal Years to the AKP -- Part II: Turkey's Intense Transformation under AKP Rule. Defensive and Active Years of the AKP -- Reactive and Aggressive Years of the AKP -- Part III: The AKP's New Turkey and its Reflections in the Balkans. Service to the Global Ummah -- Exportation of Domestic Conflicts -- Interfering in the Internal Affairs of Host Countries -- Destabilising the Secular Environments of Host Countries -- Conclusion: The New Turkey in the Balkans: An Ambiguous Actor? |
| Summary | 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. |
| Abstract | "Turkey and its recent ethno-religious transformation have had a strong impact on the state identity and country's relation to the Balkan Peninsula. 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 ̐uOzt k 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. In order to understand how these concepts have been received locally, ̐uOzt k draws on personal testimonies given by both Turkish and non-Turkish, Muslim and non-Muslim interviewees in three country cases: Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of North Macedonia and Republic of 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."--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781474474689 |
| ISBN | 1474474683 (hardcover) |
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