TY - JOUR TI - Religion as a source of legitimacy: Turkey and Saudi Arabia cases DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T398856F AU - Avcu, Seyit Ali PY - 1997 AB - The legitimacy of the regimes in Turkey and Saudi Arabia are in crisis. Political culture has been changing and the sources of legitimacy which regimes were established are no longer enough. Islam has emerged and is increasing its power as a challenge to major sources of legitimacy of current regimes. But it is unlikely that religious groups will assume control as happened in Iran. KW - Political Science KW - Religion and politics--Turkey KW - Religion and politics--Saudi Arabia LA - English ER -