Conservatism in Turkey - Wikipedia Conservatism in Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Part of a series on Conservatism Variants Cultural Fiscal Green Liberal Libertarian National Neo New Right One-nation Paleo Paternalistic Progressive Reactionary Social Traditionalist Concepts Familism Family values Private property Rule of law Communitarianism Civil Society Solidarity People Edmund Burke Joseph de Maistre Louis de Bonald François-René de Chateaubriand Samuel Taylor Coleridge Klemens von Metternich Adam Müller Benjamin Disraeli Michael Oakeshott Russell Kirk William F. 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In Turkey, it is often referred to as Türk tipi muhafazakârlık (Turkish-style conservatism).[2] Ahmed Kemaleddin, early follower of Turkish conservatism. Turkish conservatism is distinct from conservatism in other countries in that it is predominately at odds with the established state structure, tending to be critical of the founding principles of the Turkish Republic whereas most forms of conservatism elsewhere tend to endorse the principle values of the state. Ideals predominately at odds with conservatives, such as secularism, statism, populism and the existence of a social state are enshrined within the Constitution of Turkey. Turkish conservatism is rivalled mainly by Kemalism, based on the ideology of Turkey's founding President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who brought about several social reforms influenced by a progressive pro-western agenda following the collapse of the deeply conservative Ottoman Empire. However, Kemalism has also been described as a form of conservative nationalism as it endorses and safeguards the established traditions of the Turkish state.[3] Ahmed Esad Pasha, conservative politician during the Tanzimat era. Conservatism in Turkey tends to be inspired and strongly influenced by political Islam,[4] with conservative values arising from local orders, Islamic tarikats and village traditions.[5] Turkish conservatism therefore tends to be more socially conservative, religious and in favour of strong centralised leadership, therefore often being characterised as authoritarian by critics.[6] Turkish conservatives also tend to show greater approval to the return of Ottoman culture as opposed to the western-inspired culture and values originating from the Republic era.[7] Recent surveys continuously show that conservatism in Turkey enjoys strong political support, predominantly in the central Anatolia region and rural areas where village and local traditions remain strictly enforced. In 2012, only 8.6% of Turks described themselves as 'entirely non-conservative' as opposed to 12.6% in 2006.[8] Research by Kadir Has University showed that 39.2% of Turks described themselves as conservative in 2013, falling to 20.7% describing themselves as conservatives in 2015.[9] List of conservative political parties in Turkey[edit] Current[edit] Justice and Development Party Nationalist Movement Party Great Unity Party Felicity Party İyi Party Democrat Party Future Party Motherland Party Homeland Party Free Cause Party References[edit] ^ "Turkey: from conservative democracy to popular authoritarianism | openDemocracy". opendemocracy.net. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ^ "Turkey's Liberals, Religious Conservatism, and Kemalism". turkeyanalyst.org. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ Yavuz, M. Hakan; Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi (2019-02-18). "Turkish secularism and Islam under the reign of Erdoğan". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 0: 1–9. doi:10.1080/14683857.2019.1580828. ISSN 1468-3857. ^ Akyol, Mustafa (2015-11-10). "The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ "Turkey's Creeping Authoritarianism: Is the Resistance Enough?". huffingtonpost.com. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ Piri Medya (2016-07-28). "Millet biziz, devlet biz - SERDAR TUNCER". yenisafak.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ "Conservatism in Turkey becomes more mainstream, survey shows - LOCAL". hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30. ^ "Türkiye Sosyal-Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması – Kantitatif Araştırma Özeti" (PDF). TÜRKİYE ARAŞTIRMALARI MERKEZİ, Kadir Has Üniversitesi. 4 February 2016. 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