Turkey Islamic crisis, would it be disastrous for the head of state of Turkey to be a fundamentalist muslim?

Question

More than 1 million people are protesting on the streets of Turkey and the army is warning that Turkey must remain a secular state. Is this part of the great muslim plan to take over the world?

Answer 1

The rally was a demonstration of opposition to the government (and also to a military coup). It was a demonstration of how nothing and noone can change Turkey's secularity. Today, Turkish people showed their desire for a fully democratic Turkey, and opposition to a military or Islamic government. The recent government has made some moves, and people are angry about it. They showed it in their most civilized and democratic manners.

Unfortunately, our government tends to ignore people's objection to their presidential candidate, but they'll pay for creating a chaos in the country in the general elections which will most probably be held this summer. This is more or less the situation in Turkey now. Great Muslim plan? Sorry I didn't get it. But I hope people with ideas of changing Turkey to an Islamic Republic got Turkish people's message today.

Answer 2

The rules of the game are simple, if Turkey gets a fundamentalist government, it will never ever be allowed to join the EU. The Turkish Army have already said they will not back a fundamentalist leader, president of Turkey.

The Turkish Army has a powerful voice and is part of the liberal secular establishment of Turkey.

My advice to Turks is to listen to their Army and take note. If as Turks you want all the benefits of membership of the EU then do not elect a fundamentalist Muslim as president.

Turkish membership of NATO could also be under threat and the Americans will certainly withdraw any special nation status which may already be in place.

If Turkey elects a funamentalist president, it's tourist industry will be hit hard as Europeans look elsewhere to spend their gold. This will cost the Turkish economy billions. I am not joking.

Bad news for Turkey if it goes down the fundamentalist Muslim road.

The half open door to the EU will be slammed shut. Even the Brits, Turkey's best friend in the EU will not hesitate to withdraw support for Turkish membership of the EU.

Turkey is and must remain a secular state. This does not stop people going to the mosque it does not stop them being fully paid up Muslims.

I have noted in recent days that two Christians were murdered in Turkey in a shop selling Bibles. This simply will not be tolerated.

Answer 3

First of all, lets take a look at the dictionary meaning of fundamentalism.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary it means: "a usually religious movement or point of view characterized by a return to fundamental principles, by rigid adherence to those principles, and often by intolerance of other views and opposition to secularism."

Bearing this fact and Turkey being a secular democratic state in mind, YES, it will be disastrous for the head of the state of Turkey to be a fundamentalist Muslim.

I have NO idea how you jumped to the subject of the "great Muslim plan" to take over the word - whatever that is???- from that issue..

Answer 4

the persons who pass interior the streets and protest are brainless twits. because of the fact Turkey has an earthly government and not basically that, however the very guy who appointed the government gave the army the stunning to make a coup and overthrow the government in the event that they so felt like it. Turkey has had some coups in its previous and by the time, the army ordered marshall regulation and took the rustic a minimum of 10 years returned into the darkish a while. what style of regulation helps the army such ability as to overthrow the lads who've been elected by using the persons? What democracy huh?!

Answer 5

It is secular; however, just a 100 years ago, it was a head of the larger Islamic empire - the Ottomans.

What if the head of the states are democratically elected? If they are Muslim or pro-Islam, is that wrong? Hamaas in Lebanon was democratically elected. Unfortunately, leaders are reflective of who elects them. The constituents are wanting that change. If so, then why?

Muslims don't want to take over the world. Even the craziest folks who call themselves muslims, like bin laden, just want the foreigners out of their land. If that occurs, they are not going to jump around grabbing land. Would you be protective if someone / some people came to your land are started exploiting it? That is the rationale for other their reasoning.

Answer 6

It makes no difference: Turkey will soon be a memory right along with Iran & Iraq and Turkey leaders will watch helpless as they make the mistake of helping the Babylonion fight off Israel... Look at today's NEWS: the Head of the Nation of Israel (United States) has begun the dance bombing Bagdad

Answer 7

Turky majority is still with Muslims.But they are not fanatic.But what is the percentage of Non-Muslims in the top level functionaries in Turkish Govt/Administration.?Is it not low?Muslim fundamentalism reaching Turkey is likely to take over in much less time.Securalism in Turkey is facing serious threat.In a few years Turkey is likely to fall into the hands of Muslim fundamentalists as happened in Iran

Answer 8

Head of the Turkey needs to go.

Answer 9

* AKP is elected democratically.
* All those crazy people poured to the street & the opposition parties who are calling for democracy, They are the ones who opposing it.
* Turgut Ozel was elected by the same method, but no one complained .
* If this happen in a cristian country , no one will comlain, as it is a democratic way.
* If Turkey get unstablised, don't blame the muslims, just blame the opposing people for that.
* Remember what happemed in Algeria, the muslims won & the opposition didn't accept, so the trouble began,WHO WAS THE RESPONSIBLE?
WAKE UP , WAKE UP & WAKE UP before it is too late.

Answer 10

It would be disastrous for any head of state to be a fundamentalist of any religion. No theocratic government has ever survived, and their downfall is frequently accompanied by an orgy of death and destruction.