At the request of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has passed a law granting Diyanet the authority to “review Qur‘anic translations (meals), take those deemed objectionable to court, and order their destruction.” The stated justification for this move is that some translations...
Following recent developments, the concept of “state reason” (devlet aklı), once again brought to the fore by Mümtaz’er Türköne, has reignited debate. The question...
