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The Turkish AK party and its leader: criticism, opposition and dissent

In: Routledge studies in Middle eastern Politics 81

Cizre, Ümit; Altun, Fahrettin; Ciddi, Sinan; Kentel, Ferhat; Massicard, Élise; Mutluer, Nil; Shively, Kim; Yıldız, Ahmet

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"After landslide electoral victories, two referenda and a presidential election, thirteen years of AK Party rule have shattered many myths regarding Turkey's politics and the nature of the party itself. This book argues that the last thirteen years are best understood via the AK party's interaction with the social-political realm. It focuses on criticism, dissent and opposition from prominent organized groups in Turkish society, which themselves represent significantly different traditions, ideologies and interests. Bringing together specialists from across the field, its chapters explore key societal actors to reveal the dynamics behind the last decade of AK Party rule. Overall, the book throws light on the extent to which the government's characters, trajectories, policies and leadership style have been interactively shaped by opposition and dissent. Exploring the historically unprecedented and politically controversial rule of the AK Party, as well as the relationship between modern societal groups and a government driven by a conservative Islamic tradition, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of Turkish studies, as well as politics more generally." (Publisher's description)

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The Turkish AK party and its leader: criticism, opposition and dissent

In: Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics 81

Cizre, Ümit; Altun, Fahrettin; Ciddi, Sinan; Kentel, Ferhat; Massicard, Élise; Mutluer, Nil; Shively, Kim; Yıldız, Ahmet

1. Introduction : precedents, promises and problems of power building : the AK party and its leader / Umit Cizre -- 2. Kemalist advocacy in a post-Kemalist era? / Sinan Ciddi -- 3. Kemalist feminists in the era of the AK party / Nil Mutluer -- 4. Alevi critique of the JDP : criticizing "Islamism" or the Turkish state? / Elise Massicard -- 5. An intellectual left perspective on the AK party governments : the Birikim journal / Umit Cizre -- 6. The right to the city during the AK party's Thermidor / Ferhat Kentel -- 7. Rising criticism of Erdogan during the Gezi protests / Fahrettin Altun -- 8. Pragmatic politics : the Gulen movement and the AKP / Kim Shively -- 9. Mystifying nationalism : Kurdish Islamists and the Kurdish question / Ahmet Yildiz.

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