Shifts in Republican People’s Party Policy Towards Islam in Turkey after WWII (1945–1950)

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Keywords: Turkey; Islam; Kemalists; Congress

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Palnikov A. M. Shifts in Republican People’s Party Policy Towards Islam in Turkey after WWII (1945–1950). // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2014. N 4, p.53–64

Palnikov A. M.

Abstract

The following article focuses on transformation of official view on Islam of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party after World War II. The author analyses shifts in kemalist concept of state secularism. Special attention is paid to the discussion of secularity during the seventh Republican People’s Party congress, proposals on introduction of Islam to social life and their further embodiment.