„Turkey, with the encouragement of Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party which he heads, has become more and more Muslim. There is a rise in support for the implementation of sharia law, more men are bearded, many more women are wearing headscarves, and there is no enforcement of the law, which ostensibly remains in effect. What is interesting is that not only did this radicalization not prevent terror, but to the contrary: the radicalization increased support of terrorism. In a poll published this year, 21 percent supported the claim that ISIS is the true representative of Islam. Twenty percent supported the attack against the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The Islamist trend led by President Erdoğan has succeeded above and beyond. Maybe even a bit more than it appeared. The Turkish regime tried to claim that the Kurdish resistance (the PKK) was behind the terrorist attacks. The truth has been revealed. It was jihad. In fact, this isn’t surprising.“ (Der israelische Journalist Ben Dror-Yemini auf der Nachrichtenwebsite Ynet: „Erdoğan is paying the price“)