La présence turque en Côte d’Ivoire contemporaine: entreprise transnationale au service de l’éducation, l’humanitaire et l’islam en Afrique de l’ouest

Binaté, Issouf

doi:10.1080/00083968.2019.1597743

Cited by 7 publications

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“…9 Fethullah Gulen is a self-exiled charismatic Turkish Islamic preacher. He established schools all over the world, modelled on the Sufi thinker Saïd Nursî (1878-1960) (Binaté, 2019). Gulen had a vast network of followers, notably in SSA, where he contributed to opening new markets for Turkish products and services since the late 1960s.…”

Section: Turkey -Sub-saharan Africa Tradementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2005, agreements on trade and economic and technical cooperation were signed that still constitute the basis of bilateral economic and commercial relations. Since 2012 several Turkish companies, such as BEKO, DEKOSET, INCI, FERGEN, and KAYDAN installed branch offices in Ivory Coast (Binaté, 2019). The first political visit between the two countries took place in 2014 when Guillaume Soro, President of the National Assembly of Ivory Coast, attended the handover ceremony for President Erdoğan's election as President of the Republic.…”

Section: Ivory Coastmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This educational project later split into various activity programs ranging from humanitarian to Islam, was quite similar to that of the 'civilizing mission' of the European colonizing empires, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain and France that served to train a local elite who, in this case, eventually would form the spearhead of 'Turkishness'. Thus, the Turks resumed the role of Lebanese, Burkinabè, Malians and Nigerian entrepreneurs in the Ivorian community, however in this case often with an ambition of geopolitical positioning (Binaté, 2019). Evasion was signed on February 2016 but has not entered into force for now.…”

Section: Ivory Coastmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does Turkey Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

Kohnert

2023

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Section: Turkey -Sub-saharan Africa Tradementioning

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Does Turkey Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

Kohnert

2023

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“…This paper focuses on the first group of schools, which have remained unexplored until recently (Binaté 2019). The silence surrounding the schools of Erenköy Cemaati is in stark contrast to the wide attention the Gülen Network's schools in Africa south of the Sahara have received from scholars (Angey-Sentuc 2015;Angey 2016;Dohrn 2014Dohrn , 2017Shinn 2015;Kaag 2017Kaag , 2018.…”

Section: Locating and Naming The Schools Of Erenköy Cemaati In Africamentioning

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NGOization of Islamic Education: The Post-Coup Turkish State and Sufi Orders in Africa South of the Sahara

Güner

2020

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This article analyzes the recently formed transnational networks of Islamic education between Turkey and Africa south of the Sahara through the study of the neglected case of Erenköy Cemaati. The expansion of the schools affiliated with Erenköy Cemaati cannot be divorced from Turkey’s Africa strategy and the growing importance of education within it since the late 2000s. Although Sufi orders and state institutions historically represent two divergent and conflicting streams of Islamic education in Turkey, the analysis of Erenköy Cemaati’s schools in Africa south of the Sahara reveal their rapprochement in novel ways. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Turkey, Tanzania, and Senegal, this article shows that the complex relations between the Turkish state and Sufi orders in the field of education in Africa are facilitated by a constellation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Situating ethnographic data in historical context, it argues that the Islamic schools of Erenköy Cemaati are produced by the overlapping processes of the NGOization of Sufi orders in response to earlier state repression in Turkey and the NGOization of education in the wake of the neoliberal restructuring in Africa. While contributing to our understanding of post-coup Turkey and its evolving relations with Africa south of the Sahara, this article provides at the same time a new window into the NGOization of Islamic education on the continent.

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“…Scholars studied the relation between Turkey and Africa by pointing out the military, political and economical aspect of the question (Özkan & Akgün, 2010 ;Kaya & Warner, 2012 ;Angey, 2014 ;Bilgic&Nasciemento, 2014;Van den Berg & Meester, 2019). Some scholars studied the historical presence of Turkey in Africa (Panetier, 2012 ;Nora, 2015) and also the social aspect of the presence of Tukey in Africa (Toguslu, 2015;Binaté, 2019). The medothology of this research consists of the analysis of the litterature by bringing out the evolution of the presence of Turkey in Africa.…”

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The Presence of Turkey in Africa : Results and Perspectives

Gunn

2020

Stratejik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi

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The aim of this study is to point out the different aspect of the presence of Turkey in Africa. In 2005, the government of the Republic of Turkey declared 2005 the « Year of Africa ». Since that period, the cooperation between Turkey and Africa has increased and has become more significant. Other countries such as China, India, Brazil and European Union are present in Africa in various activities. Turkey is using soft diplomacy to be present in Africa. During fifteen years, the whole Africa is more connected with Turkey as it has been never before. Many investments are made in Africa by turkish companies and african businessmen are coming to Turkey. After fifteen years of cooperation and presence in Africa, it is important to evaluate the impact of this presence in Africa. It has been established that Turkey entered in Africa very late. The goal of Turkey in Africa is different than other countries' goals. The political cooperation between Turkey and the continent is in good health and will continue to be strong for the following years. For doing so, it is important to determine the perspectives of this relation.

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La présence turque en Côte d’Ivoire contemporaine: entreprise transnationale au service de l’éducation, l’humanitaire et l’islam en Afrique de l’ouest

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Does Turkey Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

Does Turkey Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

NGOization of Islamic Education: The Post-Coup Turkish State and Sufi Orders in Africa South of the Sahara

The Presence of Turkey in Africa : Results and Perspectives

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