Abstract:

With the proclamation of the Republic, the understanding of secularism adopted in terms of the administration-religion relationship is based on the Continental Europe model of secularism. This model; it has strict, oppressive and religious exclusionary effects. Since the AK Party government period, the Anglo-Saxon model of secularism has started to dominate the administration. The Anglo-Saxon model, on the other hand, has pluralistic, liberal and non-exclusionary features. These ideological changes taking place in Turkey, has also influenced the field of education. Governments' perception of secularism brought to the agenda the Imam Hatip Schools and Theology Faculties, which provide vocational education especially in the field of religion. In this study, the perception of secularism during the AK Party government, which came to power in 2002, and the effects of its practices on Imam Hatip Schools and Theology Faculties were examined. The research has a qualitative pattern. The data were collected based on the document analysis technique. Data analysis was carried out in four stages: search, scanning, compilation and interpretation.

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