Chapter 1: The Birth of Catonism: Cato the Elder and Ancient Rome Marcus Porcius Cato: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1.1.Early Life and Background 1.2.Military Career 1.3.Political Career 1.4.

Political and Cultural Stances 1.5.Opposition to Carthage Cato as Paterfamilias The Concept of Pater in Cato's Public Image and Political Life Barrington Moore's Catonism The Importance of Moore's thesis in the case of Turkey and AKP Catonism in Historical Context Examples from Catonism in the World Conclusion Chapter 2: The Survivor of Turkish Politics: The Political and Personal Leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan's Childhood and Youth Erdogan's Way on Imam Hatip Schools Erdogan's Milli Görüs's Years 1.1.The Closure of the Welfare Party 1.2.The Virtue Party 1.3.

The Division within the Milli Görüs Movement Erdogan and AKP Conclusion Chapter 3: The Reincarnation of Catonism: Erdogan's Populism under AKP Understanding of Erdogan's Political Discourse Erdogan's Populism with Catonist Discourse Erdogan's Anti-Intellectualism Erdogan's Traditionalism Erdogan's Conservatism on Family Policy Erdogan's Conservatism on Culture Erdogan's Anti-Modernism with Anti-Westernism and Anti-Kemalism Erdogan's Lower Class Mythology Conclusion Bibliography.