Turkey’s turmoil and the taboo question: is Islam compatible with democracy?
Turkey doesn’t flirt with democracy. It flees from it. So can it ever wear the Western mantle of free elections, independent courts and rights guaranteed? History says no, and the why cuts deeper. Some EU nations have first hand knowledge and experience of this reality. Greece, most of all, has danced this dance before – we know the steps, we have faced the crescent time and again. Europe’s turn is coming. Will it listen to the warnings? By Konstantinos Bogdanos Turkey’s democratic façade collapsed on March 19, when Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – the West’s secular poster boy – was…
