Turkey: The "Great Muslim Democracy" ?

[Geee]

Gatestone Institute:

Where Turkey stands today is a perfect example of how, when Islamists -- mild or otherwise -- rule a county, even the most basic liberties are systematically suppressed.

 

"A climate of fear has emerged in Turkey." — Hasam Kilic, President, Turkey's Constitutional Court.

 

The prosecutor demanded a heavier penalty for the victim than for her torturers.

 

The European Commission identified government interference in the judiciary and bans imposed on social media as the major sources of concern regarding Turkey's candidacy for full membership.

 

"We have made the conservative, pious [Muslim] masses not just a part, but a major actor of the political system." Thus said Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, not even trying to hide his pride.

 

Where Turkey stands today is a perfect example of how, when Islamists -- mild or otherwise -- rule a country, even the most basic liberties are systematically suppressed. The seal of approval for the terrible failure of what U.S. President Barack Obama once called a "successful Muslim democracy" came from the country's top judge.

 

Hasim Kilic, President of Turkey's Constitutional Court, and himself a conservative, recently said that, "A climate of fear has emerged in Turkey;" and he called on the Turks "to resist [it], and not give up." It is not always easy to do so.

[Valin]

@Geee

What we see here is something I have thought for a very long time. It is a short step from moderate Islamism (Turkey)...to radical Islamism (The Taliban...Iran) ...to Zehaf-Bibeau....to 9-11.

 

The Good News is

 

 

Most Muslims don't want to live this way.