The state elites and secularism with special reference to the military : the case of the 1980 military intervention
Author
Yılmaz, Mehmet
Advisor
Özbudun, Ergun
Date
2002Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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The study aims to analyze the policies and attitudes of the military leaders of the
1980 Intervention towards religion. The state elites in the Ottoman-Turkish history
have been the principal agents behind the secularization reforms and the
maintenance of the established secularity tradition since the adoption of the
modernization reforms in the nineteenth century, which initiated a process of social
and political changes that culminated in the establishment of the Turkish Republic.
Yet, the affirmative approach of the military leaders of the 1980 Intervention
denotes a notable break from the previous tradition. The military leaders of the 1980
accentuated that religion was one of the indispensable components of national
culture, and promoted it in cultural area through various policies and practices. This
study tries to comprehend the implications of this change for the established
secularity tradition in Turkey.
Keywords
The Turkish MilitaryCivil-Military Relations
Politics
Secularism
Islam
The 1980 Military Intervention in Turkey
The Policies of 12 September
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