Markus Dressler tells the story of how a number of marginalized socioreligious communities,
traditionally and derogatorily referred to as Kizilbas (''Redhead''), captured the attention of …

This article reviews recent government efforts to address the “Alevi issue” and identify their
successes and failures. It demonstrates that the “Alevi openings” constituted paradoxical …

The concept of post-secularism has come to signify a renewed attention to the role of
religion within secular, democratic public spheres. Central to the project of post-secularism …

This study explores who Turkish citizens view as the Other, their perceptions, evaluations,
and the degree of Othering of these groups in the private and public spheres. Drawing from …

This article evaluates the Turkish state's relations with the Alevi community through a
securitization theory framework. It first examines the issue in its historical context, comparing …

Despite the remarkable scholarly attention to populism and populist parties, the relation
between populism and religion remains understudied. Using evidence from two long-term …

Using a nationally representative dataset from Turkey, we examined the effects of national
identity, religious identity, religious practice, and intergroup contact on social distance …

Turkey is a country with relatively recent and ongoing experience of labour emigration.
Starting with the signing of the bilateral Turkish-West German labour recruitment agreement …

ABSTRACT A number of reforms and initiatives, undertaken by the Justice and Development
Party (AKP or AK Party) governments in Turkey, widely known as Kurdish and Alevi …

The 'Alevi openings' launched in 2007 by the Justice and Development Party have been
widely lauded as a historic and unprecedented step in the Turkish Republic. In contrast, this …