Quoting mltm:

I'd like to give you some "interesting" results of a recent research carried out in Turkey. Maybe, you may get a better understanding of the danger coming. More and more we're getting closer to a religious state, and the turkish society is getting more and more religious. And there's no doubt that in the coming years, together we'll see how the secular democratic Turkey turns to an Islamic state.


1)"Are the holy books or the scientific foundings more important in order to understand the world and the universe?"

59% of the AKP (party of conservatives/islamists) voters
46% of the MHP (party of ultra nationalistes) voters
15% of the CHP (party of social democrats)voters

have stated that "the holy books are more important"

2)"Is it sin for a woman to wear swimsuit/bikini on the beach, at the pool?"

83% of the AKP voters
63% of the MHP voters
14% of the CHP voters

have said: "yes, it's a sin"

3)"During the Ramadan, should the restaurants stay open during the day or stay close until the breaking of the Ramadan fast?"

53% of the AKP voters
30% of the MHP voters
12% of the CHP voters

have answered this as "they should stay close"


We're in a democratic state, so if the majority of the people want they can bring Sharia to Turkey. That would be very democratic!

Quoting elham:

Gül's wife will be Turkey's first headscarf wearing first lady
thats nice
Sezer does not plan to invite Abdullah Gül's wife for the handover ceremony
they try to do something Comfort them

Quoting SuiGeneris:

Ataturk's wife also wearing scarf sometimes... she wont be the first i am afraid...

but as long as we have people thinking like you... thats too bad... instead of talking about how they look like and wear and using this as a political term, they should consider what they can make good things about Turkey...

not all of the country is Muslim here and you cant control and have right to do this... when governing a country you should try to be obejcetive as much as you can...

Quoting MrX67:

our people really get bored about the unproductive political discussions since 1950's,so we just need more developing,more job,more sharing,more caring and more democratical tomorrows and we have to respect people's wishes,Turkey not only country of elitists....

Quoting SuiGeneris:

Quoting MrX67:

may be you don't like AKP team but we all have to respect results of elections ,and don't forget thats not another force beyond the national volition and political stablization the most important thing for developing or the more powerfull economy,so thats better to wait a long while with patiance ..

Quoting SuiGeneris:

Quoting elham:

From my point of view so far do not understand how a piece of cloth Put on the head pose a threat to the state system
Personal freedom, including the freedom to choose appropriate clothing urgent need any society wants evolution, it is not the right of any power to compel people to a certain ambiguity or confusion of what it wants if the dress acceptable to the community
so who worried or afraid to be the First Lady wearing a veil without considering what the new president will do, is a bad thinking
Finally I would like to admire the first lady,who standing in front of a secular extremist scientific way smart not succumb to pressures and temptations, but proved its position of refusing to rip woman, and I think that helped her husband in consistent position, although he is a man of political attempts to ascend to power in the country secular extremist

Quoting elham:

i like Guls saying in a press conference"I am, will be as head of State, if elected, and not my wife, emphasizing thatis her personal choice."