Turkey has its own unique complexities, and any attempt tocom e up with an overarching general explanation will inevitablylead to oversimplification. Describing Turkish politics as abattleground between secularism and fundamentalism andfocusing on the looming threat of political Islam make goodheadlines, but a poor baç;is for analysis. Prior to the 1995 generalelections for example, Tansu Çiller, the the n Prime Minister andleader of the True Path Party, daimed that should the Refah Partywin the forthcoming elections, Turkey was destined to becameanother Iran. This prospect, as the Prime Minister put it, wouldresult in the fall of Turkeyand 'if Turkey falls', she wamed, Islamic'fundamentalism will reach Europe'.4