Dhimmis for Islam By P. David Hornik
"With secular Turks fearing a growing Islamic trend in the country, on Friday Turkey's military -- a staunchly secular institution that has saved the country from Islamism a few times in the past -- issued a none-too-veiled threat:
It should not be forgotten that the Turkish armed forces is one of the sides in this debate and the absolute defender of secularism. When necessary, they will display their attitudes and actions very clearly. No one should doubt that.
The concern is that Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul of the ruling, Islamist AKP party may end up in the presidency, described as the country's 'last bastion of secularism.' Gul's wife is a headscarf-wearer and he himself is considered anti-secular by many Turks. Though the AKP claims not to be Islamist, it has promoted religious education, banned alcohol in municipalities, and tried to remove a ban on headscarves in public places that goes back to the days of Turkey's pioneer of secularism, Kemal Ataturk."
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