Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy

Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trials and Times of Fethullah Gulen

The political trial of Fethullah GÃ¼len, a moderate Turkish religious leader, helped to greatly expand civil liberties and strengthen democracy in Turkey. The trial began in 2000 in an Ankara state security court (now disbanded) and ended in 2008 in an appeals court in GÃ¼len's favor. This book explores GÃ¼len's trial, examines the evolving process of Turkey's efforts to enter the European Union, and discusses ways that the EU's insistence on expanding civil liberties in Turkey and reforming the judicial system affected the outcome of the trial (and vice versa). As a coda, the book considers unsuccessful efforts to block GÃ¼len's application for immigrant status in the United States as a religious scholar, which occurred during the same time as his political trial in Turkey.

Country	USA
Author	James C. Harrington
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: University Press of America
EAN	9780761854616
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0761854614
Label	UPA
Manufacturer	UPA
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	204
PublicationDate	2011-03-16
Publisher	UPA
Studio	UPA
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trials and Times of Fethullah Gulen