The AKP's de-securitization and re-securitization of a minority community: the Alevi opening and closing

This article evaluates the Turkish state's relations with the Alevi community through a securitization theory framework. It first examines the issue in its historical context, comparing Kemalist and more recent policies, and highlights that despite the ideological differences between the previo...

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Published in:	Turkish studies Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 231 - 253
Main Authors:	Yilmaz, Ihsan, Barry, James
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 14-03-2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	AKP Alevis Community relations desecuritization Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ideology Minorities in Turkey Minority groups Politics resecuritization Securitization Turkey
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Summary:	This article evaluates the Turkish state's relations with the Alevi community through a securitization theory framework. It first examines the issue in its historical context, comparing Kemalist and more recent policies, and highlights that despite the ideological differences between the previous governments and the current AKP government, for Alevis much has remained the same. It then turns to the securitization of the Alevis by successive regimes, and demonstrates that the period of de-securitization begun under the AKP did not end the practice, and that political expedience led to the issue's re-securitization.
ISSN:	1468-3849 1743-9663
DOI:	10.1080/14683849.2019.1601564