ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the Alevi-Sunni social conflict in Turkey through an examination of how the politically engaged youth of the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) perceived the rights of the Alevi population around the time of the AKP’s ‘Democratic Opening’. Based on qualitative fieldwork involving 78 interviews conducted between 2009 and 2011 in seven different cities, the research focuses on the boundaries of AKP identity concerning Alevis’ democratic demands and different modes of reconciliation with these. The results show the issue of Alevi politico-religious rights to reveal the religious, institutional and national boundaries of AKP political identity. In addition, the demand for the construction of a museum to commemorate the 1993 Madımak Massacre in Sivas triggered the Sunni memory boundaries of young activists in that city. The AKP youth also presented some approaches that reconciled with Alevi demands, classified as pragmatic, political and subjective.

摘要

本文通过考察正义与发展党（Adalet veKalkınmaPartisi）从事政治活动的青年如何探讨土耳其的Alevi-Sunni社会冲突。（AKP）在AKP的“民主开放”时期就意识到了Alevi居民的权利。基于定性的现场工作，涉及2009年至2011年之间在七个不同城市进行的78次访谈，该研究的重点是AKP身份与Alevis的民主要求以及与之和解的不同方式之间的界限。结果表明，Alevi政治宗教权利的问题揭示了AKP政治身份的宗教，制度和国家边界。另外，为了纪念锡瓦斯（Sivas）1993年Madımak大屠杀而建造博物馆的需求引发了该市年轻激进主义者的逊尼派记忆边界。AKP青年还提出了一些与Alevi要求相符的方法，分为实用，政治和主观三类。