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Freedom of religion and belief in Turkey : religion, society and politics / Özgür Heval Çınar

By: Çınar, Özgür Heval, 1978- [author]Contributor(s): Ohio Library and Information NetworkMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave pivotPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 3030700771; 9783030700775Subject(s): Freedom of religion -- Turkey | Religion and law -- TurkeyGenre/Form: Electronic booksAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 323.44209561 LOC classification: BR1080 | .C55 2021Online resources: OhioLINK Connect to resource | SpringerLink Connect to resource | SpringerLink Connect to resource (off-campus)
Contents:
Introduction -- The religion box on the national identity card: Being compelled to reveal one's thoughts, conscience, religion and beliefs -- The Military Nation and Conscientious Objectors -- Unresolved Issue: Compulsory Religious Education -- Recognition of Faith Groups and the Opening of Places of Worship -- The Manifestation of Religious Belief in the Public Sphere: Religious Symbols and Dress
Summary: The freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, from which stem the tenets of pluralism, tolerance, and open-mindedness, are some of the most basic freedoms of a democratic society. This book illustrates the current state of the freedom of religion or belief in Turkey and the challenges and complex problems facing it, concentrating on the most topical issues: being compelled to reveal ones religion and beliefs on the national identity card; the right of conscientious objection and conscientious objectors; compulsory religious education; recognition of faith groups and the opening of places of worship; and using and wearing religious symbols and dress in the public sphere. Ozgur Heval Cinar is a lawyer and an associate professor at the University of Greenwich, School of Law and Criminology, UK
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 63 - Reading Room
H2p ÇINAR 32698 Not for loan BOOKS-000000025696

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The religion box on the national identity card: Being compelled to reveal one's thoughts, conscience, religion and beliefs -- The Military Nation and Conscientious Objectors -- Unresolved Issue: Compulsory Religious Education -- Recognition of Faith Groups and the Opening of Places of Worship -- The Manifestation of Religious Belief in the Public Sphere: Religious Symbols and Dress

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The freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, from which stem the tenets of pluralism, tolerance, and open-mindedness, are some of the most basic freedoms of a democratic society. This book illustrates the current state of the freedom of religion or belief in Turkey and the challenges and complex problems facing it, concentrating on the most topical issues: being compelled to reveal ones religion and beliefs on the national identity card; the right of conscientious objection and conscientious objectors; compulsory religious education; recognition of faith groups and the opening of places of worship; and using and wearing religious symbols and dress in the public sphere. Ozgur Heval Cinar is a lawyer and an associate professor at the University of Greenwich, School of Law and Criminology, UK