TY  - JOUR
T1  - Alevis and the JDP: from cautious or neutral relations to open conflict
AU  - Akdemir, Ayşegül
PY  - 2014
DA  - December
JF  - Eurasian Journal of Anthropology
JO  - Euras J Anthropol
PB  - ÖREN-ADRAMYTTEİON ANTİK KENTİ KÜLTÜR TURİZM VE DOĞA DERNEĞİ
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2166-7411
SP  - 63
EP  - 77
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - This article examines the relationship between Turkey’s Alevi community and the rulingJustice and Development Party (JDP), which has been in power in Turkey since 2002. Iexplore this relationship using van Dijk’s critical discourse analysis. The statements by thegovernment, as well as the Alevi associations’ responses are discussed; in addition, I use myfieldwork material, which was collected from July 2012 to August 2013 in Istanbul andLondon. I demonstrate that the relationship between the JDP and the Alevi community haschanged over the years from neutral or cautious into tense and conflicting. The mere increasein the public visibility of Alevis did not improve their rights and in order to restore therelationship, Alevis’ demands need to be evaluated on a civic-legal basis and various Aleviactors need to be included in the decision making process.
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Alevis
KW  - JDP
KW  - critical discourse analysis
KW  - minorities
CR  - Epstein RA, Sedelmeier U. (2008). Beyond conditionality: international institutions in postcommunist Europe after enlargement. J Eur Public Policy 15(6):795–805. (doi:10.1080/13501760802196465)
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/eja/issue//620449
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/808395
ER  -