Turkish Perceptions of the West
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Tarih
2008
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Yayıncı
Seta Foundation
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This article. based on a book published by SETA, looks at the attitudes of Turkish people towards what is conceived as the West and Western culture. While some polls suggest a deep anti-European and anti-American sentiment in Turkey with a clear opposition to Christianity as the religion of the West, the current survey suggests evidence to the contrary. Survey findings show that there is no anti-Westernism in Turkey based on religion, culture, or civilization. Perception of the West is fragmented and does not lend itself to easy categorizations. There is no animosity towards Christianity. In fact, most participants use a respectful and even venerable language when talking about the Christian religion. While most participants do not feel comfortable with the invasion of Turkish society by Western cultural product,. they see no essential conflict between the core values of the two cultures. While the perception of Western religion, culture and civilization is mostly fragmented and reveals considerable diversity. Western politics is uniformly perceived is negative and hostile.
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Insight Turkey
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N/A
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Cilt
10
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1
