Political leadership in Turkey and Recep Tayyib Erdogan
It examines political change in Turkey under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his premiership from 2002 to 2014 in order to present the portrait of Erdogan as a political leader. The interactive approach was employed to structure this analysis. In line with this approach, external...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74251/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74251/1/74251_Political%20leadership%20in%20Turkey%20and%20recep%20tayyib%20Erdogan.pdf |
| Summary: | It examines political change in Turkey under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
during his premiership from 2002 to 2014 in order to present the portrait of Erdogan
as a political leader. The interactive approach was employed to structure this analysis.
In line with this approach, external and internal resources on Erdogan’s leadership are
utilised. External resources are considered with regard to institutional and non
institutional aspects. The non-institutional resources referred to the main characteristic
of socio-economic condition of the state and relationship with the political regime and
its secular representatives. With regard to internal resources of political leadership, the
effects of certain life experiences on Erdogan’s politics, Islamic National Outlook
policy background, major political concepts such as democracy and secularism are
discussed. In addition, Erdogan's democracy conception and discourses are examined
within the framework of the Justice and Development Party's conservative identity.
Moreover, JDP’s policies, which emerged under Erdogan's political leadership, have
been studied in the course of the transformation stages they had undergone. The
political tradition of the JDP has been analysed by taking advantage of the theoretical
opportunities of the centre and periphery model. Thus, Erdogan’s political leadership
influence within the party and his relationship with the Justice and Development Party
have been explained and analysed in the historical context. |
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