This article aimed to analyze the ascension of Justice and Development Party—Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)—in Turkey and its political measures regarding both Islam and the country's Ottoman past, in order to comprehend the party's role in a potential shift of Turkish national identity and in Turkey's relationship with the Middle East. The article does this through a content analysis of decrees, laws, and other measures taken by the AKP that emphasizes its cultural and religious policies, as well as revisiting literature produced about the subject. Analyzing Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government during his time as Prime Minister (2003–2014), two noteworthy features come to light: its Islamic influence and its so‐called neo‐Ottomanist outlook. However, this article argues that besides an identity‐ and ideology‐based motivation, the AKP had pragmatic intentions in adopting such approaches, aiming to gather support both domestically and regionally.

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埃尔多安的实用主义与土耳其AKP的提升：伊斯兰与新奥斯曼主义

本文旨在分析正义与发展党（Adalet veKalkınmaPartisi）的提升（AKP）-在土耳其及其有关伊斯兰和该国奥斯曼帝国的政治措施中，以了解该党在土耳其民族认同感的潜在转变以及土耳其与中东关系中的作用。本文通过对AKP采取的法令，法律和其他措施进行内容分析，强调AKP的文化和宗教政策，以及回顾有关该主题的文献。分析雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安（Recep TayyipErdoğan）担任总理期间（2003年至2014年）的政府，有两个值得注意的特征：其伊斯兰影响力和所谓的新奥斯曼主义观。但是，本文认为，除了基于身份和意识形态的动机之外，AKP还具有务实的意图来采用这种方法，