Goodbye, young Turks Atatürk was a thoroughgoing scoundrel, but he was also the father of Turkish secularism. This is yet another sign of the impending demise of the secular state in Turkey, and the reimposition of Sharia there. “Atatürk monument to be removed from Istanbul square,” from Hürriyet Daily News, December 8 (thanks to Joshua): … Continue reading Atatürk monument to be removed from Istanbul square