To be fair that would the rational position to take. When you follow ideology in the sense that we are going to support someone because they are the same religion as us you will find yourself embarrassed time and time again. Turks have experienced this, god knows how many times the OIC has denounced Turkey, or even backward Taliban coming to Turkey to promote Kurdish separatism within Turkish lands.
Even in 1974 there were probably just as many if not more Muslim majority countries supporting the greek genocide of Turkish cypriot Muslims then there was Muslim nations supporting the Turkish Cypriots right to defend themselves. Egypt and Syria were big supporters of the greeks back then and for the most part still are.
Of course everything is relative, from the 9th up to the 17th century the strong argument would have been the wider Islamic world is ahead of everyone else. At worst its at the top with the great powers.
But today Islamic civilisation has really been reduced to 3rd world status. For example Muslims being wiped out by orthodox Yugoslavs. Russians crushing countless Muslims and still occupying their lands today, ironically Muslims are some of the biggest shills for Russia today. China putting Muslims in concentration camps and ridiculously most of the Muslim world supporting it.
The Americans come and invade Iraq and blow away over a million Arabs and there is nothing 300 million Arabs can do about it, contrary the rich Arab nations invest their money into america. And who can forget whats happening to the Palestinians.
So Islamic civilisation has been on a 300 year decline really. That naturally creates an insecurity complex among Muslims, maybe only the Turks of Turkey were the only Muslims not to have been colonised and they can thank a secular minded guy for that. The Iranians were jointly occupied by Russia and Britain for a period of time.
However when it comes to socio-cultural you are right that it shouldn't be ignored, because europeans and westerners/Christians tend to be unified in their opposition to Muslims and non-white people. While Muslims for whatever reason cannot unite with each other in any real meaningful way.
Russia failing in Ukraine could open the opportunity for a wider Turkic world and in general when the Turks rise, they bring the religion and its adherents up with them.
Thank you for you reply.
How it would be the rational position to take?
And I never said you should support somebody because of the same religion no matter what!
What I said is, "In reality, geopolitical decision should take into account all three economic, security and socio cultural factors as well as balance and navigate between them according to the relative situation."
Overall I agree that 80 percent of the muslim's world problem is self created and islamic world was in decline for last three or four hundred years. Of course our adversaries pray on our weakness.
But I believe after a long long time, this situation started to change bit by bit and I am hopeful and focus on our own development.
As far as Islam is concerned, in general some of the most backward cultures on earth tend to be Islamic like Afghanistan, Pakistan etc. Even if you take the most forward thinking nations, nations that hold muslim majorities, not one could be compared to South Korea in terms of science and development. Let alone a Germany or a USA.
Well there is good amount of backward cultures is also christian!
When christian militias chopped the heads of muslims in central african republic you don't hear any outcry in the media!
You only sea isis videos!
There is some christian african countries which are as worst for women as afghanistan. But again you don't read much about in the world media!
There is clear bias here that cannot be ignored!
So Islamic civilisation has been on a 300 year decline really. That naturally creates an insecurity complex among Muslims,
I am completely sympathetic to general people's insecurity complex.
But I hate those 'intellectuals' who wanna cut of the head instead of saving it!
Yes, there is a tumor in head! But intellectuals are supposed to be like surgeons!
It is there duty to hold their there nerves and perform a successful surgery, thus the head can be saved! Not cut it off because they are feeling insecure or nervous!
maybe only the Turks of Turkey were the only Muslims not to have been colonised and they can thank a secular minded guy for that.
Of course, when it comes to the very survival of turkey the first one to thank after God is GAZI MUSTAFA KEMAL. And then the brave turkish people.
However, you should also thanks a good amount of 'non turk muslims' who fought for you! They were indispensable part of some of the significant battles in world War one that, any different outcome in any single of those battle could have change the calculations radically how turkish war of independence would be fought later.
At a small but moving ceremony on 8 January, hundreds of Turks marked the 88th anniversary of the end of a famous first world war – Gallipoli.
www.aljazeera.com
Any other muslim country didn't enjoyed any similar advantage.
You should not misunderstand that perspective!
It does not decrease the greatness of GAZI MUSTAFA KEMAL a bit.
nor does it downplay the sacrifice of the brave turkish people.
