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Celal Bayar and political leadership, 1937-1960
(Bilkent University, 2013)This dissertation sets its objective as studying Celal Bayar‟s leadership from 1937 to 1960 in order to present the portrait of Bayar as a political leader. The interactive approach is employed to structure this analysis. ... -
The changing nature of Islamism in Turkey : a comparison of Erbakan and Erdoğan
(Bilkent University, 2002)The present study discusses the impact of the general change with the rise of new tendencies in Turkish politics on Islamist groups. The main purpose in writing this thesis is that of investigating the differences and ... -
Continuity and change in the ideology of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), 1965-2015: from Alparslan Türkeş to Devlet Bahçeli
(Bilkent University, 2020-10)This Ph.D. dissertation offers an in-depth, systematic study of the continuities and discontinuities from 1965 to 2015 between the nationalist ideas and practices of Alparslan Türkeş (the founder and first leader of ... -
Democratic Party and democracy in Turkey : with special reference to Celal Bayar and Adnan Menderes
(Bilkent University, 2011)This study aims to analyze the conceptualization of democracy by Celal Bayar and Adnan Menderes. Given the basic assumption of this dissertation, which is that ‘political agency’ is the decisive factor for the democratization ... -
The evolution of Islamic politics in Turkey along the NSP-PP line : change or continuity
(Bilkent University, 1991)The purpose of the present study is to describe changes and continuities in the National Salvation Party (Milli Selamet Partisi, NSP)-Prosperity Party (Refah Partisi, PP) line in the period through 1970 to 1990 at the ... -
Fethullah Gülen's views on Islam and democracy
(Bilkent University, 1997)This thesis analyzes the compatibility of Islam and democracy in Turkey in the fight of Fethullah GOien's views. In Turkey, the most signifıcant obstacfe in front of consolidation of democracy seems to be the irreconciliable ... -
Nationalism in post-1980 Turkey : with special reference to True Path Party
(Bilkent University, 1992)Turkish political system, experiencing a process of change after World War I, has been deeply influenced by the metamorphosis of the political elite and of the all other political actors. The fact that the metamorphosis is ... -
The new right and Özalism: a comparative perspective
(Bilkent University, 2000)This thesis serves for the aim of investigating the politics of the 1980s in Turkey by focusing on the policies and the ideology of the ANAP. This study aimed to examine the Turkish politics in the 1980s under the light ... -
Özal's politics with special reference to religion
(Bilkent University, 1997)Present thesis aims to analyze ÖzaTs politics while taking his special reference to religion into consideration. About Özal's politics, domestic and international politics, the Southeast problem, economy and religion ... -
Paradigms and dynamic change in the Turkish party system
(Bilkent University, 2011)This study argues that, contrary to popular assertions of the Turkish party system as inexplicable or unpatterned or as the persistent manifestation of an essential socio-cultural cleavage, the historic operation of the ... -
Party discipline problem in the Social Democratic Populist Party
(Bilkent University, 1992)The performance of a political party mainly depends on its party organization, ideology and electoral support. In this connection, party discipline can be counted as an independent variable of party performance. However, ... -
Policy networks within the Turkish health sector : capacity, institutionalization and impact
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)Policy networks refer to platforms that facilitate collaboration among public, private and voluntary actors with the purpose of public policy making. Despite the extensive research done on the issue, not much is known about ... -
Political engagement patterns of Islamist movements : the case of the Nizam
(Bilkent University, 2011)Focusing on the Nizam/Selamet Movement, this dissertation studies why and how there are variations in the political engagement patterns of “moderate” Islamist movements operating within the same institutional/political ... -
The postures of the post-1983 parliamentary parties with respect to laicism
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Presidents, the state and "democracy" in Turkey the ideas and praxis of Süleyman Demirel
(Bilkent University, 2010)This study aims to analyze the “statist” role that a president in the Turkish parliamentary system may play in maintaining a viable democracy, drawing on Giovanni Sartori’s bidimensional democracy theory and Alan ... -
Print media and civil-military relations in Greece and Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2014-09)This study investigates how Greek and Turkish newspapers columnists interpreted and framed military takeovers in their countries after the takeovers had happened. Refuting arguments in the literature asserting that Greek ... -
The privatization experience in Turkey during the 1980s
(Bilkent University, 1990)Privatization, aimed at decreasing the role of the state in the economy and politics, has been a fashionable policy tool during the 1980s both in many countries and Turkey. As far as the Turkish case is concerned, ... -
The quest for new muslim politics: Turkey since the 1990s
(Bilkent University, 2016-10)This dissertation studies how modern Muslim individuals have changed the trajectory of political Islam in Turkey since the 1990s. This multi-case study, through a sample of students, entrepreneurs, and women, aims at ... -
Recent cleavages in the religious right in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 1993)In this study,recent cleavages within the Prosperity Party is described. For this purpose, first the ideologies of the National Order Party and the National Salvation Party are taken up. For the PP is the continuation ... -
Reluctant capitalists : the rise of neo-Islamic bourgeoisie in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2013)The rise of the JDP to power in Turkey in 2002 marked a beginning of a new era in Turkey and Islamic world, in terms of enduring debate between Islam and Democracy and that of Islam and Capitalism. One of the significant ...
