These images are from protests of about seven years ago -- everything went smoothly, an election was close and the Islamist Ergodan hadn't quite consolidated his power. The millions of protesters did not want Islamism and sharia law. Ergodan promised the voters ("Tac KEY yuh!") he'd respect Turkey's secular heritage.
more here BTW the reply immediately following the link is a picture of the actress the founder of modern secular Republic of Turkey used to date, it's said.
About two years ago this series of protests began as opposition to a project in Istanbul -- protesters were assaulted by the police. article here Erdogan was much closer to the power Islamists seek. Today I've read that judges are threatened with jail if they rule against Erdogan.
for more use both google web and google images: islamism sharia law protests Turkey
An Isflamist (everything he says is flam) who has not quite consolodated his power..
Turkey gives ISIS free transport and watched as Kurds were fighting for survival. They’ve invested 100m in a mosque in the US, the opening of which Obama said he plans to attend. Ergoden is garbage and im not sure why Turkey is in NATO.
Back to its 7th century origins.
There is some question of course whether Erdogan is a devout Islamist, or whether Islamism is the vehicle he’s riding to the power all dictators want tow wield.
It’s seem pretty likely some of commie dictators weren’t really true believers either. Not that this was much comfort for their victims.
Islam = ISIS = Islam. ISIS doing just what their prophet did in spreading Islam across Europe in the 7th century. Moderate Muslims is a myth. There are only two types of Muslim, terrorists and terrorists in waiting. Trust a Muslim at your our risk.