Majority muslim nation, cult of personality, widespread corruption, oppressive government, evidence of rigged elections, suppression of free speech. Seems clear-cut to me.
That's as much of a token gesture/joke as Pol Pot's Cambodia calling itself 'Democratic', or the first amendment in the US.
Argentina's constitution says they own the Falkland Islands, yet they don't either. The US constitution guarantees freedom of speech, protection from unlawful searches and surveillance, probable cause for any search, and separation of church and state, yet the actual reality is almost the direct opposite of all of those.
As such, Turkey going "hey, look, we're secular" is worthless when they act like a psychotic dictatorship.
