Alevi Critique of the AK Party. Criticizing 'Islamism' or the Turkish State?
Résumé
The AK Party’s decade in power has been very controversial in terms of the relationship between the state and religion, hegemonic public discourse, and democratization in Turkey, all of which have fuelled widespread debate and critique. Alevis have played a specific part in this general landscape. When the AK Party came to power, Alevis widely considered it to be a Sunni, or even an Islamist party, which excluded Al…