Kemalist nostalgia + secular nostalgia (jan 1, 1990 – jan 1, 2000)
Description:
the main political conflict is between secular people and islamists. In Islamist politics, the Ottoman Empire represents the height of the Turkish people’s history. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire corresponds to the absence of home. Kemalist nostalgia Appeared during the 1990s due to the rise of identity politics, political Islam, and increasing relations with the EU and the IMF, which threatened Kemalist values. In turn, many Kemalists began to yearn for a strong, independent, self-sufficient, and secular state which had been dominant in the past.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1990
jan 1, 2000
~ 10 years