The Secularism Debate and Turkeys Quest for European Union Membership

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" The Secularism Debate and Turkeys Quest for European Union Membership "
Edel Hughes

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082360
Doc. No	:	LA125989
Call No	:	‭10.1163/187103108X286528‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Edel Hughes
Title & Author	:	The Secularism Debate and Turkeys Quest for European Union Membership [Article]\ Edel Hughes
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2008
Volume/ Issue Number	:	3/1
Page No	:	15–32
Abstract	:	The potential accession of Turkey to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union's most contested prospective enlargements. Among the stated concerns are continuing problems surrounding Cyprus and Turkey's record in terms of fundamental human rights protections. The nature of the Turkish state and its current government, headed by the Islamic Refah Partisi, is also the subject of much discussion. This article traces the development of secularism in modern Turkey and outlines the effect that the Islamic revival is having on both Turkey and its attempts to join the ranks of the European Union. The potential accession of Turkey to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union's most contested prospective enlargements. Among the stated concerns are continuing problems surrounding Cyprus and Turkey's record in terms of fundamental human rights protections. The nature of the Turkish state and its current government, headed by the Islamic Refah Partisi, is also the subject of much discussion. This article traces the development of secularism in modern Turkey and outlines the effect that the Islamic revival is having on both Turkey and its attempts to join the ranks of the European Union.
Descriptor	:	EU ACCESSION
Descriptor	:	SECULARISM
Descriptor	:	TURKEY
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/187103108X286528‬