Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning
Source:NPR Date:12Feb2019
Erdogan has said he aims to create a “pious generation” that will “work for the construction of a new civilization.” That, Cagaptay says, is generating a backlash among
Turkey’s religious authority surrenders to political Islam
Source:The Economist Date:19Jan2018
Diyanet has a knack for odd and outrageous pronouncements. The body had already made it known that celebrating the new year, playing the lottery, feeding dogs at home, and purchasing Bitcoin were
Turkey’s Alevis, a Muslim Minority, Fear a Policy of Denying Their Existence
Source:New York Times Date:23Jul2017
NYT should be applauded for bringing the plight of Turkey’s “other” and forgotten minority, the Alevites, to the limelight. Probably as numerous as the Kurds, staunchly secular