From Dialogue to Living Together The Discussions on Inter-Religious Dialogue in Turkey since the Late 1990s
INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL FOR RELIGION AND TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, vol.6, no.2, pp.365-383, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 6 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.30965/23642807-00602007
- Journal Name: INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL FOR RELIGION AND TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.365-383
- Keywords: interreligious dialogue in Turkey, religion in Turkey, religion and state, multiculturality
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Interreligious dialogue (IRD) has been one of the vehemently debated topics in Turkey since the late 90s. Many socio-political factors played a significant role in the proliferation of IRD discussions within the academic circles in this period. The multifaceted and complex nature of the term also attracted a wide audience outside the academia, and particularly, politically motivated organisations. Correspondingly, the term became one of the reference points for their propaganda goals.