Recent cleavages in the religious right in Turkey

Abstract

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 of the NOP and NSP, the PP cannot be understood as distinct from these two parties. It is then delienaced the recent cleaveges within the PP arose out of the leadership oligarchy within the PP and its integration into the oresent svstem. ABSTRACT Finally, it is indicated on which subjects there are differences between the views of the mainstream PP and the anti-system faction within the PP. These subjects are listed as follows: criticisms to present system, "secularism", "Kemalism" and the relations v/ith other Muslim countries. There are serious differences between the points of view of the mainstream PP and the anti-system faction of the party on these subjects.