تنشيط اللغة العربية في حياة المجتمع التركي العلماني: العولمة والتسييس والتقليد

Aziz, Abdul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8838-7259 and Prasetiyo, Agung تنشيط اللغة العربية في حياة المجتمع التركي العلماني: العولمة والتسييس والتقليد. Research Report. LP2M. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Arabic has undergone significant marginalization in modern Turkey as a result of multilayered impacts stemming from institutional secularization since 1923, the late-20th-century wave of globalization, and ideological polarization between secular and conservative groups. Once a prestigious public language during the Ottoman Empire, it is now confined mainly to family domains and religious institutions, while its active use
is projected to decline by 50% in the coming decades. This phenomenological qualitative study employed in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory
observation with 10 informants (academics and young speakers) in Istanbul, Konya, and Antakya to analyze the dynamics of Arabic within the context of three major variables:
globalization, secularization, and cultural traditions.
The findings indicate that globalization has produced ambivalent effects: it reinforces the dominance of Turkish and English through the formal education system and mainstream
media, yet simultaneously opens opportunities for revitalization through digital platforms, popular cultural content, and the presence of Syrian refugees. Secularization has politicized Arabic, turning it into a symbol of political Islam, thereby making its continuity contingent upon governmental policy fluctuations. Meanwhile, cultural traditions—particularly calligraphy, Sufi music, Neo-Ottomanist movements, and
spiritual practices—serve as organic revitalization mechanisms independent of state control, creating a form of “multilayered language vitality” in which Arabic remains meaningful through cultural and spiritual currents.
This study concludes that the preservation of Arabic in Turkey does not depend solely on formal policies, but rather on society’s ability to integrate the language into modern life
through authentic cultural and spiritual pathways. The theoretical implications support an ecolinguistic perspective, asserting that language vitality is shaped by a complex cultural
ecosystem rather than merely demographic factors or government regulations.

Item Type:	Research (Research Report)
Keywords:	Arabic Language, Turkey, secularization, globalization, cultural revitalization, ecolinguistics, linguistic identity, spiritual traditions.
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130214 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy > 13021499 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Arabic Language Education
Depositing User:	Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2026 14:02

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