1. Introduction 2. Locating the Ottoman Alevis (Kizilbas) 3. Religious
Dimension in Mahmut 2nd's Reforms 4. Religion in Late Ottoman Education 5.
Economic Modernization and Secularization in the Late Ottoman Empire 6.
Institutional and Other Memories in Contemporary Turkish Islam 7. Recep
Tayyip Erdogan: From Mayor To Prime Minister8. The Political Economy of
Islam and Democracy: The Prospects For Democratic Consolidation9. Religion,
Transnationalism and Turks in Europe10. The Mystery of the Turban Issue in
Turkish Politics 11. Alevis in Turkey 12. Political Preferences of the
Turkish Electorate: Reflections of an Alevi-Sunni Cleavage13. Is an Islamic
Democracy Viable in the Turkish Context? 14. Muslim and Christian
Democrats: A Comparative Assessment15. Explaining Religious Politics at the
Crossroads: AKP and SP 16. Conclusion
