ABSTRACT

This article addresses the religious policies of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) targeted at promoting Islam among the Turkish Cypriot community. For the secular circles of the Turkish Cypriot community, the AKP’s imposed religious policies constitute a threat to its fundamental features and social fabric. Islamisation policies are regarded as cultural imperialism of the AKP government, with the aim of generating a religious youth, a conservative mentality, and more widespread religious practice in North Cyprus. Within this context, this article analyzes the historical account of the secularization experience of the Turkish Cypriot community, the politicization of religion with reference to education, and the penetration of AKP’s religious policies in North Cyprus.

摘要

本文介绍了土耳其正义与发展党 (AKP) 旨在在土族塞人社区中推广伊斯兰教的宗教政策。对于土族塞人社区的世俗圈子，正发党强加的宗教政策对其基本特征和社会结构构成威胁。伊斯兰化政策被认为是 AKP 政府的文化帝国主义，其目的是在北塞浦路斯培养宗教青年、保守心态和更广泛的宗教实践。在此背景下，本文分析了土族塞人社区的世俗化经历、宗教在教育方面的政治化以及正发党宗教政策在北塞浦路斯的渗透的历史记录。