Islamisation of Turkey under the AKP Rule: Empowering Family, Faith and Charity

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-69

  Kaya, Ayhan ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AKP; Charity; Family; Islamisation; Neoliberalism; Social Policy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GOVERNMENT; ISLAMISM; NEOLIBERALISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

TURKEY;

EID: 84924267225     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2014.979031     Document Type: Article

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