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The Poverty of Democracy in Turkey: The Refah Party Episode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2015

Haldun Gülalp
Haldun Gülalp*
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Department, Boğaziçi University
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The rise of Islamist political movements through open electoral competition has constituted a challenge to the political systems of numerous Middle Eastern countries in recent years and has led to a rethinking of the question of compatibility between Islam and democracy. Esposito and Voll (1996, pp. 193-94) have pointed out that while many unquestioningly believe that Islam and democracy are fundamentally opposed, “many Muslims have made advocacy of democracy the litmus test for the credibility and legitimacy of regimes and for political parties and opposition.”

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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 21 , Fall 1999 , pp. 35 - 59
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