Religion in Turkey's domestic and international agendas: Human security perspectives

Abstract

Religion is an important, but under-researched, dynamic in Turkey’s national life and international outreach. Its complexity has been sidelined because of an immediate political controversy: the constitutional implications of allowing political space for ‘Islamic’ parties. This issue is indeed important, and apparently being settled now by reasonable compromise. However, there are other religious tensions that urgently need analysis to inform sensitive policy-making