But if the new Calphate is going to be established by a new force in conservative orthodox Islam, Mr. Ergogan, in Turkey what about the policy of no representations of human forms in art>
Are we going to see the new destruction impulse in Turkey that ruined the Bhuddas of Bamiyan or the wholesale destruction of Ephesus. These folks have shown some traits that do not bode well for items like this.
Like the region's other dictators, Erdogan still purports to want tourist traffic, for the cash it brings in. Islamic gov'ts always wind up destroying ancient sites by attempting to turn them into Disneyworld.