The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey

by Angel M. Rabasa, F. Stephen Larrabee, F. Larrabee, et al.

Turkey, a Muslim-majority country, is pivotal to Western security interests in the Middle East. Its ruling party, the AKP, has Islamic roots but operates within a framework of strict secular democracy, which has generated controversy over the boundaries between secularism and religion. This monograph describes the politico-religious landscape in Turkey and evaluates how the balance between secular and religious forces has changed over the past decade...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833044575
• ISBN13: 9780833044570
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"