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Religion and discrimination in the workplace in Turkey: Old and contemporary challenges

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 Religion and discrimination in the workplace in Turkey: Old and contemporary challenges

 

Publisher: International Journal of Discrimination and the Law

Volume: 27 pages, pdf

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Discrimination based on grounds such as gender or disability has been widely studied in recent research, but the issue of discrimination on grounds of religion or belief has proven to be far less traceable, less studied and more ideologically charged. In Turkey, a state discourse stating that 99% of the population is comprised of Muslim citizens
conceals religious diversity in the country. Our contribution focuses on two main manifestations of discrimination within this framework: discrimination on the basis of wearing a headscarf in (or outside) the workplace and discrimination based on religious affiliation, specifically beliefs other than the majority Sunni-Hanefite Islam, in particular Alevis and non-Muslim minorities.