ABSTRACT
This chapter covers Turkish neoliberal associations. Along with neoliberal pious associations, Turkey housed a significant subfield of neoliberal teblig associations. Pious neoliberal associations heavily relied on TV programs, as well as nationwide campaigns and seminars. The Hope Association differed from Egyptian neoliberal organizations in one important regard: it did not pursue income-generating activities. The managers had actually attempted such initiatives, but the donors had blocked their efforts. The donors, this experience shows, had major authority. Based on classical Islamic texts as well as personal observations, Ibrahim emphasized that generosity would bring the donor more property. Neoliberal actors also questioned traditional religious understandings of poverty, a criticism that starkly differentiated them from communitarians. The Ownership Association sought a combination of a Mannian and a Gramscian state: an interlinked set of offices that would mobilize civil society, but also create the material conditions for the realization of the latter's goals. Professionalism allowed them to easily differentiate between the deserving and undeserving poor.
