Turkish society will become more Islamic under AKP
Even if secularism remains in theory, Erdogan is steering the country towards an increasing public role for Sunni Islam
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- Sunni supremacy
- Influence over education
- Devout heartlands
- Monolithic faith
- ECHR ruling
- No appetite for sharia
- Gradualist approach
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_350.jpg "A demonstrator holds a poster of modern Turkey's founder Ataturk during a protest against Ismail Kahraman, Istanbul (Reuters/Murad Sezer)")