In the following article, we will explore the topic of Islamokemalism in depth, addressing its implications, characteristics and relevance in today's society. We will analyze different perspectives and opinions of experts on the subject, as well as case studies and concrete examples that will help to better understand the importance of this topic. Additionally, we will address possible future trends related to Islamokemalism and its impact in various areas. Along these lines, we will seek to provide a comprehensive overview of Islamokemalism and offer our readers a broad understanding of this fascinating topic.
Islamokemalism (Turkish: İslamokemalizm, İslamcı Atatürkçülük, Atatürkçü İslamcılık), also known as Green Kemalism (Yeşil Kemalizm)[1][2] is a Turkish-Islamic synthesist ideology based on Kemalism, which either advocates for the society to be religious while keeping the state and its politics secular, or a complete replacement of secularism with Islamism in politics as well. It can also refer to religious Turks who love Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey.[3][4]
Turkish Islamists who quarrelled with their Jamaats were forced to renew their alliance, and they had decided to fight the Jamaats with the support of the Turkish state, when it was staunchly Kemalist and when the Turkish army was filled with Kemalists and Idealists who were angered by the Jamaats, and the Vatan Party and MHP became the new allies of these Islamists. There were common grounds of Islamism and Kemalism which made Kemalism appealing to Islamists, and vice versa, such as political parties merging and creating new ideologies. Islamokemalism grew during the period of Tunçer Kılınç. Many Turks who also love the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Republic, are drawn to the ideology.[5] Hasan Âli Yücel was a known Islamokemalist ideologue.[6] While Islamists vilify Atatürk due to his role in the abolition of the caliphate, Islamokemalists view him as a leader who did what was necessary to ensure the freedom of his nation and believe that the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey can be both supported at the same time.[7][8][9] It is a very popular ideology in Turkey.[10] It is commonly associated with the centre-right, right-wing, and far-right of Turkish politics.[11]
Islamokemalism was the ideology of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, and the state ideology of Turkey for a short time after the coup.[12]
Although not all Islamokemalists support Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Islamokemalism grew under Erdoğan, who bridged the gap between Islamists and nationalists by fusing both ideologies, and embracing the Ottoman past while admiring Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[13][14] The policies of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were likened those of Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbán, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Matteo Salvini, and Narendra Modi.[15]