The Enduring Hold of Islam in Turkey : The Revival of the Religious Orders and Rise of Erdogan / David S. Tonge.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Photos -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Spelling -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One Origins -- 1. Abdülhamid II: Religion and Power -- 2. The Young Turks and the Years of Siege -- Part Two Incubation -- 3. Faith and Secularism in the New Republic -- 4. Post-war: The Revival of the Past -- 5. The Nakşibendis: On the Path of the Masters -- Part Three Flowering -- 6. Industrializing Turkey and the Erosion of Secularism -- 7. İskenderpaşa and the Rise of Political Islam -- 8. The Turkish-Islamic Synthesis and the Patrician Erenköy Community -- 9. The Rise of the Purists: The Süleymancı and İsmailağa Communities -- 10. Menzil and the Işıkçıs: The Lure and Risk of Mammon -- 11. The Apostles of Nursi: A Rainbow of Light -- 12. Gülen and Five Decades of Guile -- 13. Coup and Purge -- Part Four Harvest-Monoculture -- 14. The New Turkey -- 15. Erdoğan Regnant -- 16. The Century of Türkiye -- Annexes -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backcover.

This book offers a new history of modern Turkey, focusing on its fifty-year retreat from Kemalist secularism and the resurgence of Islamic religious orders. David S. Tonge explores how Naqshbandi Sufi networks and other religious communities have shaped Turkish identity and politics, culminating in the rise of President Erdoğan. Drawing on historical and contemporary analysis, the book challenges Western assumptions about secularism in Turkey and highlights the enduring influence of faith in shaping the nation's future.

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