What Caused the Turn Toward Islamist Organizations in Turkey in the 1990s

question 18

Multiple Choice

What caused the turn toward Islamist organizations in Turkey in the 1990s?

• A) Kemalism was widely rejected by the state and military apparatuses
• B) With party restrictions becoming more lax, the Turkish people sought to develop and fully experience their democratic state. Islamist organizations were only a small segment of the newly established parties, but they were the most vocal
• C) The assassinations of well-known religious leaders in neighboring countries made the Turkish population sympathetic to Islamist organizations
• D) The proliferation of parties reflected the failure of the mainstream political groupings to satisfy popular aspirations; people sought out, instead, more narrowly focused agendas, including religious ones

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