The ups and downs of Islamic flows in contemporary Turkey and its relation to the Islamic Revolution

Turkey is one of the countries that today claims to be a civilization model for the Islamic world. Developments over the past few decades in Turkey show the rise of Islamism, along with economic and political growth at the regional and international levels. These developments are the result of rivalry between the currents and movements in the Turkish intellectual space with its specific readings of Islam, modernity, and nationalism. Recognition these flows and intellectual movements can be effective in analyzing the future trends and approaches of Turkey at the regional and international levels. In this article, it is trying along with an overview of the ups and downs of the Islamist currents in Turkey, to explain the origins of each of them and their relationship with the Islamic revolution or their role in changing the position of the Islamic revolution in the Turkish intellectual space.