The debate on lifestyle in Türkiye
Anyone that fuels the existing tensions for identity politics or a cultural clash is doomed to fail.
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Turkey's politics: The case of secularism and Atatürk
The main oppositions makes another miscalculation in hoping to win votes by talking about Atatürk
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Recent events have once again thrown into sharp focus the question of democracy and secularism in Turkey. The table talk topic is whether Turkey should be democratic or secular. The July 22 elections will be a battleground for the Turkish political system to decide if it can be both secular and democratic while remaining civilized.
German philosopher Jurgen Habermas is among the few prominent Western thinkers who still believe in the promise of the Enlightenment.
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Nader Hashemi Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver Date: June 8, 2009 Monday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Ş. İlgü Özler, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, State University of New York-New Paltz Date: January 14, 2010 Thursday Time: 11.00 – 12.30 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE Ahmet Kuru Assistant Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University Date: June 3, 2010 Thursday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA, Ankara
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The Secular World's Fantasy of Participation/Deliberation' Heaven
Is it possible and correct that Muslim-majority societies and Islam accept the concept of deliberative democracy which is acceptable in fully secular West European societies and U.S. where Christianity has almost no effect on political and social spheres given its transformation in centuries?
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