Regulating Religion in Türkiye and Greece: A Comparative Analysis Through Restructuring Established Religious Institutions in Public Sphere

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2023-10-11

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KALAV İDRİSOĞLU, Feyza

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This thesis discusses religious regulation through the cases of Türkiye and Greece. The issue is analyzed in the context of the restructuring of established religious institutions, the Diyanet and the Church of Greece, in the public sphere. This study aims to show how changes in religious regulation policies have affected the social functions and status of these institutions. In this thesis, I argue that the restructuring of established religious institutions in the public sphere responds to the changing religious regulation needs of Turkish and Greek States in the 21st century. To this end, in-depth interviews were conducted with experts in Türkiye and Greece, and primary and secondary sources were used. The findings suggest that, as a result of restructuring, these institutions have increased their access to society and, thus, their capacity to direct it. As a result, the social functions of these institutions have been redefined in line with changing religious regulation policies. However, their status vis-à-vis the state has remained largely unchanged.

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Religious regulation, established religious institutions, Diyanet, Church of Greece, restructuring, Dinin regülasyonu, yerleşik din kurumları, Diyanet, Yunanistan Kilisesi, yeniden yapılanma

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105571

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis