The basic controversies in Turkish political life in 1990's and the approach of islamist magazines: The case of Yeni Zemin, İzlenim and Nehir

This thesis examines approaches of the Yeni Zemin, Nehir and İzlenim magazines about basic controversies which is occupying Turkey's public in 90's. In this sense, these controversies are tried to be explained over 5 titles such as state-society relations, secularism, kurdish issue, civil-military relations and European Union. In order to make islamist magazines more easily understand in the context of controversies, developments and concepts that effects international politics are explained. In second part, Turkish politics in historical perspective, the main debates on Turkish politics and in third part the writings of these magazines on the controversies are explained. Thus, The approach of the Islamist to the issues before February 28 is revealed through these magazines. Additionally, this study would also benefit from evaluating the political attitudes of the Islamists for the 2000s.