Theoretical Impacts of Gulenism and the Nour Movement on Politics and Government in Turkey

The Paradigm and pattern of “Anatolian Islam “in Turkey is encountered with the state of serious rupture between “Religion” and “Politics”. This rupture is a result of failure in unity and also a fresh power struggle among politicians of the ruling class in the country leading by Rajab Tayeb Ordoghan in one hand and proponents of the Gulenist religious leader, Fethullah Gulen, on the other hand. Occurrence of new developments inside and outside of the country, imposed new conditions and positions on this unity and the religious, political pattern in Turkey, resulted in its collapse. The Gulenist ideology and movement, arising from their relations with the Justice and Development party, left some national and regional effects and thus, it can be anticipated that just like some experiences of collapsing other political and religious movements, ideologies and alliances, the quake in Anatolian Islam will leave important repercussions inside and outside of Turkey.