Introduction: civilizational thought and Islamic decoloniality

Çınar A., Zencirci G.

Turkish Studies, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2026.2644994
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social Sciences Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Civilization, epistemic contestation and reconstitution, Islamic decoloniality, Islamic intellectual field, Turkish political thought
  • TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This special issue examines civilizational thought in the Islamic Intellectual Field in Turkey, focusing on how civilization has been theorized within an Islam-based epistemic and political framework since the mid-twentieth century. Rather than treating civilizationism solely as a state ideology or geopolitical strategy, the contributions analyze the intellectual foundations that enabled Ottoman–Islamic civilizationism to emerge as a foundational political project under the AKP that sought to replace the former secular-Republican system. Employing Islamic decoloniality as an analytical framework, the special issue explores how civilizational thought functions as a site of epistemic contestation and reconstitution within contemporary Turkish political thought.