"Turkish Exceptionalism: Interview with Serif Mardin
12/12/2007 By Manal Lotfi Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat - Turkish thinker Serif Mardin is considered a star in Turkey; his books fly off the shelves and he enjoys a wide renown among the Turks. He was the man who coined the concept of ‘Turkish Exceptionalism’ in his attempt to analyze and elaborate upon the reasons behind the different manner by which the Turks dealt with Islam and their vision of the state."
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