1. Introduction a. Methodology b. Defining Islamism c. Periodisation and book 2. Chapter 1: The Prologues of Islamist Thought a. 'Mussulmans are themselves the first victims of Islam.' b.

Jamal al-Din al-Afghani c. Namik Kemal d. Namik Kemal and the Emergence of Conservatism 3. Chapter 2: The First Generation (1908-1925) a. The emergence of Islamism b. Mehmet Akif Ersoy c. Said Halim Pasa d. The Emergence of the Republic 4.

Chapter 3: The Second Generation (1943-1980) a. The Demokrat Parti Era b. Necip Fazil Kisakürek c. Nurettin Topçu d. Topçu's Understanding of Modernity and Europe e. Kisakürek and Topçu's Methodology and Struggle f. Said Nursî 5. Chapter 4: The Emergence of the Islamist Political Parties a.

First Attempts b. Necmettin Erbakan and the Millî Görüs c. The 1980 Coup d. The Refah Partisi e. The last evolutions 6. Chapter 5: The Third Generation (1980-2002) a. Ali Bulaç b. Modernity and the Modern State c.

The Constitution of Medina d. Ismet Özel e. Cihan Aktas 7. Chapter 6: Islamism within AK Parti a. Islamism under the AK Parti era b. Hayrettin Karaman c. Ibrahim Kalin 8. Conclusions.