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Peer reviewedShapiro, Arthur M. – Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 1999
Defines Islamic creationism and anti-evolutionism in Turkey, provides information about political and cultural changes starting from the 1920s, and discusses Islamic movements at this time. Presents examples of politicians' approaches to this issue and points out the effects of Christian creationism and the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) on…
Descriptors: Biology, Christianity, Creationism, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSayin, Umit; Kence, Aykut – Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 1999
Compares "being Muslim" in Turkey with other Islamic countries and describes the regime changes of the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic. Explains evolution in Islamic understanding and discusses creationism's effects and evolution's place in the high school biology curriculum. Defines the Science Research Foundation's (BAV) and…
Descriptors: Biology, Christianity, Creationism, Evolution
Peer reviewedEdis, Taner – Reports of the National Center for Science Education, 1999
Defines how political balances and changes in Turkey effect creation-evolution relation. Describes the influences of Bilim Arastirma Vakfi (BAV) on these changes, which are directly targeted to public education, and discusses the content of creationism. Questions why Islamic creationism is a copy of that of the Institute for Creation Research…
Descriptors: Biology, Christianity, Creationism, Elementary Secondary Education
