FaujHistorian
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My Dear poster...don't treat me like a pup ! As someone who too has an avid interest in history I would disagree with your assertion that these institutions were core eaten because of the Mullahs - they were not ! Their corruption and nepotism wasn't anymore or anyless then that of Pakistan's present bureaucracy which means nothing that an iron fist will not solve ! Hang the heads of these institutions and the rest will fall in line, either way starting from scratch is always exponentially more taxing and difficult then starting from what you already have and even then it wasn't as if the people changed...truly just the heads did and if it could work for one ideology it could have worked for another as well.
Well I agree. Turkey had two choices.
Where we disagree is that you like the one they didn't take, and I happen to like the one they did.
Apart from my analysis of Ottoman institutions, AtaTurk's choices brought about a strong Turkey. Sure it was much smaller, kind of inwards looking, secular, and yet tolerant and strong.
This is what Pakistan should be striving for. Tolerant, humble, and yet strong country.
The more we emphasize Islamism and Mullahism at this stage, the farther we'll be from the objectives / goals stated in the previous sentence.
Hope you understand.
peace