MAKING OF NEW ISLAMISM IN TURKEY TRANSFORMATION OF THE ISLAMIST DISCOURSE FROM OPPOSITION TO COMPLIANCE
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
BY
BURAK ÖZÇETĐN
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FEBRUARY 2011
Approval of the Graduate School of Social Sciences
Prof. Dr. Meliha Altunı ık Director
I certify that this thesis satisfies all the requirements as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Prof. Dr. A. Ra it Kaya Head of Department
This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Prof. Dr. Ay e Ayata Supervisor
Examining Committee Members
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cem Deveci (METU, ADM) Prof. Dr. Ay e Ayata (METU, ADM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fahriye Üstüner (METU, ADM) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa en (METU, SOC) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fethi Açıkel (AU, SBF)
I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work.
Name, Last name: Burak Özçetin
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ABSTRACT
MAKING OF NEW ISLAMISM IN TURKEY TRANSFORMATION OF THE ISLAMIST DISCOURSE FROM OPPOSITION TO COMPLIANCE
Özçetin, Burak Ph.D., Department of Political Science and Public Administration Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ay e Güne Ayata
February 2011, 388 pages
This thesis analyzes the transformation of Islamism from an anti systemic and oppositional force to a compliant and submissive political ideology. The thesis locates the approach towards established political and economic relations at its centre. The thesis argues that the transformation, which led to formation of the Justice and Development Party, has begun in the late 1980s and early 1990s. To give the contours of this transformation, the thesis presents a detailed analysis of anti systemic and systemic phases of Islamism in Turkey. The thesis tries to demonstrate this transformation through focusing on the major debates within the Islamist intellectual circles. The study suggests thinking the transformation of Islamism together with themes such as neoliberal globalization, postmodernism and multiculturalism. The thesis points out that, Islamism of the 1970s and 1980s, which can be considered as a form of Third Worldist populism has been gradually transformed into an ordinary, conservative ideology.
Keywords: new Islamism, Islamist intellectuals, AKP, neoliberalism, postmodernism
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ÖZ
TÜRKĐYE’DE YENĐ ĐSLAMCILIĞIN OLU UMU ĐSLAMCI SÖYLEMĐN MUHALEFETTEN UYUMA DÖNÜ ÜMÜ
Özçetin, Burak Doktora, Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü Tez Yöneticisi: Prof. Dr. Ay e Güne Ayata