Peter Noordijk

Changing Values in Turkey: Religiosity and Tolerance in Comparative Perspective

Abstract Using data from the World Values Surveys, this study examines changing values in Turkey and shows that rising religiosity and intolerance can be traced back to 1995 and have become more visible during the AKPs rule. Moreover, Turks are found to be the most religious of all the societies compared in the study. Findings suggest that Turkish voters are likely to continue being attracted to political parties like the AKP in the future, which would have important implications for Turkeys relations with its traditional friends in the West.