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Turkish Military Has Had Just About Enough Of That Nonsense

Turkey's secular military seems increasingly unamused that NATO's only Muslim-majority country (for now) is sliding into Islamism

The Turkish government is warning the country’s military to keep out of politics after the army said it would not hesitate to intervene if this month’s presidential election leads to the Islamization of the country. While Turkey’s population is almost 100 percent Muslim, the state is officially secular. Abdullah Gul, the candidate of the moderately Islamic ruling party, did not garner enough votes to win in the first round of voting on Friday. The country’s parliament elects the president. The secular opposition boycotted the vote.

LGF reports that huge crowds have turned out to support the military's secular stand, with some frankly inspirational words about the secular legacy of Ataturk. AFP is saying that more than one million people showed marched. Captain's Quarters describes it as proof that Turkish secularism still lives

References:
* Turkish Army Threatens Political Intervention on Islamism Fears [Media Line]
* Huge Crowd Protests Against Islamic Rule in Turkey [LGF]
* Turkish Secularism Lives [CQ]

Previously:
* Wonderful Story Of Jewish-Muslim Cooperation On Temple Mount Destroyed... By Radical Muslims
* The Significance Of the Pope's Visit To Turkey - Not That Much, Actually
* Turkey Won't Accept PKK Ceasefire. World Reacts Exactly the Opposite Way They'd React If Israel Refused To Accept Hamas Ceasefire.

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
* Israpundit

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