Islamic Awakening in Turkey

"Islamic awakening" is not being tolerated nor digested anywhere and how can it? If "political Islam" overpowers, then would not the declining secular and liberal politics be buried forever! After the burial of communism, secular and liberal politics are waiting for their turn. It is struggling for the continuance and preservation of its artificial and unstable power. After public rejection and defeat on the political and democratic front political and military death is visible.

Unsuccessful Conspiracies
Accordingly, through military uniform and military hardware they are busy in unsuccessful conspiracies to stop the peaceful storm of Islamic awakening and are active in bringing down the representative and elected governments. But it seems that the movements and forces of the Islamic and public awakening are determined and have decided to bury the secular and liberal politics forever.

A practical demonstration of the same has been witnessed in the unsuccessful conspiracy of a military revolt against a pro Islamic government in Turkey in the past few days.

The Turkish Government thwarted a conspiracy hatched by a secular group of senior Army officers against the elected and representative government of Prime Minister Rajab Tayeb Erdogan's pro-Islamic Justice party and about 50 senior Army officers were caught red handed. This Army group had prepared a conspiracy plan to carry out activities of destruction and terrorism, bomb explosions in important mosques in Turkey and destroy a Turkish aircraft. The aim was to create fear and confusion in the country to prove that the government is unstable and produce a reason for military revolt and intrusion. This Army group since 2003 remained busy in different conspiracies against pro Islam government and there are indications of contacts and backing of the US officials and planners with mutineer Army officers.

According to some information this Army group had met former US President George W. Bush but before they could do any action, the government had made this conspiracy of mutiny unsuccessful.

According to the details of this mutiny conspiracy which have come forward, the Turkish security officials in the light of the matters carried out a crack down in eight provinces of Turkey, raided the houses of serving and retired Army officers and arrested them. Those arrested include senior Army officers of Turkish Army, former deputy chief of Army, former chief of the the Air force and chief of the Navy.

Government's Courageous Action
Recently, a Turkish court has sent seven senior Turkish military officers to jail. They include four admirals, one Army general and two colonels. After the courageous action of the government against Turkish Army for allegations of conspiracy and revolting against the government, tension between pro Islam ruling party and secular Army has increased. Exchange of harsh words has also taken place between the opponents.

The chief of Turkish Army made short his visit to Egypt and returned to Ankara where he presided a meeting of all the generals of Turkish Army and admirals at the Army headquarter. Whereas the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan during his tour of Spain while giving a statement on the arrest of Army officers said that this is not a political issue but a matter of security and destiny of Turkey.

Although after the arrest of mutineer Army officers, tension and friction between pro Islamic government and secular Army had immensely increased but according to the latest information, during a meeting and negotiations between the Prime Minister of pro Islamic government and Chief of secular Army it has been agreed to bring to an end the tension and friction.

An announcement issued from the presidency says that this matter will be resolved while remaining within the constitutional and legal limits. Erdogan has declared meeting to have been pleasant.

Since the time justice party has come to power, a struggle continues between pro Islam government and Turkish secular Army. The Turkish Muslims want an end to the secular reforms of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk and an enforcement of Islamic values and traditions whereas Army is continuously disgracing the public mandate.

It is active in conspiracies for the downfall of pro Islam government sometimes with the strength if its own power and sometimes with the connivance of judiciary. But the people have strongly and with heavy majority rejected the alliance of secular Army with judiciary against the pro Islam government.

The present military revolt which reached its end prematurely; is this revelation not amazing that directly or indirectly it had the US support. The United States after 9/11 is unhappy with that decision of Turkish parliament of not sending its troops for attack on Iraq and in the war against terrorism.

Military Revolt and Intrusion
Since the last decade in this struggle between the pro Islam government of justice party and secular Army, the political leadership showing extreme prudence, intelligence and sagacity has made the military revolt and intrusion unsuccessful. This success of Turkey's political leadership is not being digested by the secular and liberal elements.

It is incorrect to understand that after the present crisis the struggle continuing between pro Islam people and secular Army has finished. Rather the political leadership will have to further struggle for a complete Islamic awakening in Turkey and an end to the remains of secularism. Finally the secular elements will have to surrender before the Turkish Muslims because the sense of awakening with regard to "political Islam" in the Islamic world that has been created cannot be finished by the alliance of Army and judiciary.