{"id":424,"date":"2008-06-15T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2008-06-15T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=424"},"modified":"2009-10-16T11:58:02","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T15:58:02","slug":"the-growth-of-business-and-the-rise-of-conservative-islam-in-turkey-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/for-educators\/the-growth-of-business-and-the-rise-of-conservative-islam-in-turkey-introduction\/424\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"blue11\"> The WIDE ANGLE film &#8220;Turkey&#8217;s Tigers&#8221; explores the current changes in Turkish society and economy. The rise of conservative Islam is linked to many of the economic changes in the country. This film focuses on successful conservative Islamic businessmen in Turkey, know as Anatolian Tigers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, students will view the film &#8220;Turkey&#8217;s Tigers,&#8221; as well as explore these topics of religion and economy more closely through using articles and information available on the Internet. After gathering all of this information, they will draw together what they have learned to create a newspaper supplement and political cartoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade Level:<\/strong> 9-12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time Allotment:<\/strong> Six 45-minute class periods<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject Matter:<\/strong> Studies, Global Studies, Religion<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"2\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/classroom\/images\/learning_objectives.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Students will be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><span class=\"blue11\"><\/p>\n<li>demonstrate an understanding of the history and background of Turkey;<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate an understanding of the basic beliefs and customs of Islam;<\/li>\n<li>explore the different points of view Turkey&#8217;s economy, traditions, and relationship with the West;<\/li>\n<li>gather information about the &#8220;identity crisis&#8221; in Turkey 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