Authoritarianism and Resistance in Turkey Conversations on Democratic and Social Challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Özyürek, Esra (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Özpınar, Gaye (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Altındiş, Emrah (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Social structure.; Social inequality.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Cultural studies.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; Cultural Studies.

This book offers an in-depth overview of Turkish history and politics essential for understanding contemporary Turkey. It presents an analysis on a number of key issues from gender inequality to Islamism to urban regeneration. Based on interviews with leading intellectuals and academics from Turkey,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Esra Ozyurek)
• Part I: An Overview of History
• Chapter 1. Kemalism and the CHP (Baskın Oran and Karabekir Akkoyunlu)
• Chapter 2. September 12, 1980 Coup Detat (Ertugrul Mavioğlu and Eylem Delikanlı)
• Chapter 3. History of Social Movements (Sungur Savran and Erol Ülker)
• Part II: Politics and Economics
• Chapter 4. Economy (Ahmet Tonak and Ümit Akçay)
• Chapter 5. Neoliberalism (Asli Iğsız and Elif Sarı)
• Chapter 6. Urban Regeneration (Mücella Yapıcı and Esin Ileri)
• Part III: Political Islam and the AKP
• Chapter 7. AKP Government (Yuksel Taşkin and Burak Cop)
• Chapter 8. The Gülen Community (Ahmet Sık and Deniz akirer).