Neoliberal Landscape and the Rise of Islamist Capital in Turkey

Neşecan Balkan is a Senior Lecturer of economics at Hamilton College. She is the author of Capitalism and the Debt Crisis, published in Turkish in 1994, and co-editor with Sungur Savran of The Ravages of Neo-Liberalism: Economy, Society and Gender in Turkey (2002) and The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey (2002).

• List of Figures and TablesIntroductionChapter 1. Islamism: A Comparative-Historical OverviewBurak GürelChapter 2. Class, State and Religion in TurkeySungur SavranChapter 3. The Deep Fracture in the Big Bourgeoisie of TurkeyKurtar Tanyılmaz, translated by Osman BalkanChapter 4. Islamist Big Bourgeoisie in TurkeyÖzgür ÖztürkChapter 5. Islamic CapitalEvren HoşgörChapter 6. Reproduction of  the  Islamic Middle Class in TurkeyErol Balkan and Ahmet ÖncüChapter 7. The Question of AKP Hegemony: Consent Without ConsensusEvren HoşgörChapter 8. Globalization, Islamic Activism, and Passive Revolution in Turkey: The Case of Fethullah GülenJoshua HendrickChapter 9. The Laic-Islamic Schism in the Turkish Dominant Class and the MediaAnita Oğurlu and Ahmet ÖncüNotes on Contributors

“Balkan and her colleagues offer us a clear and well-documented treatise of the neoliberal globalization of Turkey under the Islamic project within the command of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) – an implicit coalition of diverse Islamic movements… a very timely contribution, not only for its relevance on its depiction of the recent neoliberal era of Turkey, but also on its new conceptualization of the key issues such as ‘middle classes’, ‘Islamic capital’ and informalization. Very timely indeed.” · Research and Policy on Turkey“This is a strong and important collection. The unifying thesis throughout refers to the ascendancy of a specifically Turkish form of Islamic capitalism. The main emphasis throughout concerns the contested character of this ascendancy at the highest levels of Turkish state and society. These are important and intimately interwoven themes… The collection leaves a clear impression that the roots of the recent battles over Taksim Square run deep; their implications will continue to simmer throughout the country. Nothing has been resolved.” · Sidney Plotkin, Vassar College