Transformation of Islamic political parties in Turkey

Abstract

West and Westernization components shape the identity of modern Turkish Islamic political parties, the recent endeavors of the Islamists questioning the this historical position around the Justice and Development Party. Thus this study first, explain the historical background and identity of Turkish Islamic political parties then, research the conditions that led the Islamists to reconsider and transformation their positioning and finally concentrate identity formation on the around of conservatism and policy orientation of the ruling Justice and Development Party.