Quarterly Journal of Political
Research in Islamic World

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The main question of the current research is whether the Islamic Revolution of Iran was effective in improving the political position of Azari Shiites in Turkey? In order to answer this question, the writer tried to explain the effect of the Islamic revolution on Azeri Shiites of Turkey and their position in the political arena by combining two documentary methods - library and field ethnography. According to the findings of this research, the Islamic Revolution has caused the Shia identity to be raised as a respectable identity at the level of the Islamic elites of Turkish society, but due to obstacles such as internal differences, economic weakness, geographical dispersion and lack of training of human resources, the impact of Azeri Shiites in Turkey on the concepts Political Islam and coherent and purposeful presence in the political arena of the Republic of Turkey is at a lower level.

Keywords: Azari Shiites, Secular Republic of Turkey, Islamic Revolution of Iran, field ethnography

     

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