Author profile: Patricia Sohn, Shadi Heidarifar and Sydney Polanin

Patricia Sohn is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.  She has a joint appointment in the Center for Jewish Studies, where she is Undergraduate Coordinator; and she is affiliated with the Center for Global Islamic Studies.  She is co-author of, Simone Raudino and Patricia Sohn, editors, Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2022).

Shadi Heidarifar is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Philosophy, University of Florida.

Sydney Polanin is a J.D. Candidate, Stetson University, College of Law.

Religion and Secularism in Turkey, and The Turkish Elections

A 20th century backdrop that included a long experiment with secularism in the Middle East and North Africa offers explanatory value to understanding the current Turkish electoral context.

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