The New Intellectual Capital Of Turkey: Muslim Intellectuals

Abstract

A new genre of intellectuals has newly arisen in Turkey. They are coming from İslamic backgrounds. They are different from both modernizing elites of State and traditional Ulema of Islam. The most distinctive feature of them is that they are self-confident towards western philosophy and intellectuals, while being pudent towards people. In this article both defining features of new Islamic Intellectuals by comparision and contrast to state intellectuals and ulema.