Hilal Alkan, Welfare as Gift: Local Charity, Politics of Redistribution, and Religion in Turkey. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023. 162 pages. - Gizem Zencirci, The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and Poverty in Turkey. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2024. 298 pages.

2025/07/10 by Elifcan Çelebi · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Turkey's Politics and Society

paper · doi:10.1017/npt.2025.10041

openalex publication_date 2025/07/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03

Abstract

Hilal Alkan, Welfare as Gift: Local Charity, Politics of Redistribution, and Religion in Turkey. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023. 162 pages. - Gizem Zencirci, The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and Poverty in Turkey. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2024. 298 pages.

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• Just published a book review in New Perspectives on Turkey! Two fascinating books on charity, religion, and welfare in Turkey — by Hilal Alkan and Gizem Zencirci — offering rich reflections on Faith-B [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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