چکیده:
Despite efforts during Atatürk's era to diminish Islam’s influence in Turkey’s political sphere, political Islam has persisted as a significant force within the country's political system. Among the political parties, the Welfare Party and the Justice and Development Party are recognized as influential actors in shaping and redefining different interpretations of political Islam. Necmettin Erbakan and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as leaders of these parties, have worked to both preserve political Islam and articulate their respective visions of it within the social and political landscape. This study aims to comprehensively understand the differing perspectives on political Islam in Turkey by exploring the question: "what are the similarities and differences between the Welfare Party and the Justice and Development Party, as two key proponents of Islamism in Turkey, in their approaches to political Islam?" The findings reveal that both parties embrace political Islam as a central element of their ideology. They have sought to adapt to Turkey’s democratic and secular framework by avoiding violence and advocating for gradual political change. A key distinction is that the Welfare Party emphasized the comprehensive integration of religion into society, whereas the Justice and Development Party rejected this all-encompassing approach. Instead, the latter promotes a more liberal interpretation of political Islam, marking a departure from the traditional, more rigid political Islam espoused by the Welfare Party.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Keywords: Political Islam, Liberal Political Islam, Welfare Party, Justice and Development Party, Necmettin Erbakan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Introduction Political discourses are constantly undergoing change, especially in countries where tradition and modernity are in conflict.
The characteristic of this era was the use of undemocratic methods and political-military authoritarianism; the secularization of society can be considered one of Ataturk's important goals, and this very matter is recognized as the cause of the doubled efforts of Islamist currents, and especially the political Islam movement, to participate in the public arena of Turkey.
The theoretical framework provided in this research, considering the concepts of political Islam, comparative theories, and historical and social backgrounds, engages in a comparative study of the views of the leaders of the Welfare and Justice and Development parties.
In Turkey, there are two different attitudes toward political Islam, represented by the Welfare Party (led by Erbakan) and the Justice and Development Party (led by Erdogan).
Therefore, in defining the meaning of secularism, Erdogan creates a space for his views to differ from Erbakan, and by explaining secularism as a necessity for the democratic process in Turkey, he declares the state to be neutral in relation to all religions and, by declaring a lack of preference none of the religious matters in the political principles of the state practically blocks the way for the entry of Islamic foundations into the process of governance (Entekhabi, 2013: 363).
(
, 
, 
)
