Understanding the Alevi revival : a transnational perspective
Author
Demiray, Mehmet
Advisor
Özbudun, Ergun
Date
2004Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis evaluates the concept of “Transnational Social Space” and
investigates the characteristics of the claimed transnational space between Turkey
and Germany. By taking the “Alevi Revival” of the 1990s as the case study, the
thesis employs the concept of “Transnational Social Space” as an alternative
explanation in the field of Turkish politics. By investigating the Alevi movement
in Turkey and Germany in a comparative perspective, the thesis claims that the
Alevi movement in Germany is an important factor affecting the direction of the
Alevi movement in Turkey. In order to determine the effects of the Alevi
movement in German on the Alevi movement in Turkey, the thesis takes three key
events of the Alevi movement. These are, the Declaration of Alevism, the Establishment of the Peace Party and the Constitutions of the Alevi-Bektashi
Representative Council.