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Published
February 15, 2008
Keywords:
democracy, modern State, secularism, Turkey, Christianity, Islam
How to Cite
YILMAZ, H. (2008). Religion, Sovereignty and Democracy: thoughts on Islam and Christianism. Relaciones Internacionales, (7), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.15366/relacionesinternacionales2008.7.002
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Abstract
Since September 11th the compatibility between Islam and democracy has been both a topic for academic discussion and part of the United States foreign policy towards Middle East. Although there is no consensus on the sources of this incompatibility, the aim of this article is to study, from a historic perspective, the limits of the "europeization" of the ruling party in Turkey, the Party of Justice and Development (AKP). Are we witnessing a “Christian democracy” alla turca that has found a way to harmonize European and Islamic values, or is it AKP's principal purpose to islamize Turkish society?
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