Turkey also shows that the supposed clash between democracy and security – and, indeed, between democracy and Islam – can be reconciled. Other Muslim states seem to grasp this: recently, a Turk was chosen for the first time and by a majority vote to be Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Countries.
在这方面，叙利亚和伊朗都对土耳其的入盟进程表示赞赏。它们认为一个欧洲的土耳其也是发展它们自身与欧盟关系的契机。土耳其也证明民主和安全之间—特别是民主和伊斯兰之间的冲突是可以化解的。其他穆斯林国家也似乎明白了这一点：最近，一位土耳其人第一次以多数票当选为伊斯兰国家组织的秘书长。