If Turkey is an Islamist country, why ignore Turkey's criticism of the riots?

Submitted by Can Oz (United States), Sep 14, 2012 at 00:27

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pm-condemns-killings-and-shares-us-grief.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30094&NewsCatID=338

Erdoğan has offically condemned the attack, and offered condolences to America. His government also did not add a caveat by blaming the anti-Islamic movie for the attacks.

These Islamist riots have not, and will not, spread to Turkey. And yet, Daniel Pipes calls Turkey an Islamist country.

If Turkey is an example of "Islamism 2.0", perhaps it is exactly what the Muslim world needs.

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