And since his death, the Turkish military have been the ones to preserve Kemalism. It may be viewed as fanatic, the way the people revere the man and Kemalism in general. But maybe that’s perhaps because what is trying to replace it, Islamism, is equally fanatical wherever it has assumed power over the state and the people. To be clear, Kemalism itself has morphed into a sort of cult, an almost extreme form of Turkish nationalism. And in its present form throughout Turkish society, it helps to render the country completely unsuitable with regards to the EU. So one has to have a certain degree of sympathy for Erdogan and his party. The question is: “can they be trusted to preserve the separation of mosque and State that, at least Kemalism is sworn to protect, notwithstanding its very flawed approach?” Because by its very nature, Islamism or political Islam seeks to dominate virtually all aspects of life. Do they want an Islamic state governed by Sharia or are they prepared to live with the millions of Turks who clearly want nothing of the sort, who love their alcohol, who are not that religious and who want absolutely nothing to do with the medieval and backwards headscarfs (a cultural rather than a religious symbol)?