The institutionalization of Turkish Islam in Germany and The Netherlands: A comparison1

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Islam is by far the largest common denominator among Turkish immigrants in Western Europe and therefore the majority of their institutions are Islamic. In this article a description is offered of the process of institutionalization of Turkish Islam in The Netherlands and Germany. This process has been determined by three major factors which will be analysed. First of all, the ideological differences dividing the Turkish immigrant community which determine the desired level of integration in the host society. A second factor is time: the changing perspective of the Turkish people in western Europe away from being guest workers towards becoming permanent immigrants. This change has consequences for the functions these institutions (seek to) fulfil. The last major factor concerns the host country's political culture regarding religion as a principle for organizing cultural and political interests. It will become clear that Dutch and German political traditions are very different in this respect.

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