Religious repression--the non-violent suppression of civil and political rights--is a growing
and global phenomenon. Though most often practiced in authoritarian countries, levels of …

This article illuminates the affective potentialities of objects. We examine the circulation of
Kurdish music cassettes in Turkey during the restrictive and strife-laden period of the 1970s …

This research aims to offer a valid answer to the question of how Turks and Europeans
perceived each other in cultural and identity terms throughout history. With this purpose, it …

“This handbook brings together an unprecedented number of experts in the emerging field
of critical European Union studies. Their contributions collectively provide a masterful …

How does international context influence state policies toward religious minorities? Using
parliamentary proceedings, court decisions, newspaper archives, and interviews, this book …

The Justice and Development Party (JDP) was founded in August 2002 and came to power
after gaining a plurality of votes and an absolute majority of seats in the parliament in the …

Abstract Between 1948 and 1956, 36,302 Jews migrated from Turkey to Israel, forming the
largest Turkish diaspora hub at that time. Drawing on the nine newspapers published by …

In this article, I examine religion-state relations and religious pluralism in Turkey in terms of
recent changes in the religious landscape. I propose that there is a growing trend in the …

This article focuses on the relationship between Alevis and the Turkish and German states. It
does so by examining the Turkish Alevi Opening (2009–2010) and the German Islam …

This chapter explores that EU conditionality which is conceptualised by the external
incentives model and domestic choice for change which is conceptualised by the lesson …