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Until the 20th century, apart from short-lived occupations, Muslims had gen-
erally inhabited lands under Turkish-Islamic rule. From the early 20th century on,
however, they began migrating to Europe and America, where they came to rep-

resent a significant part of the population.
Islam is now the most rapidly rising faith in America and many European
countries and the increasing numbers of Muslims are enabling them to play an
influential role in social and political life. In this way, the Turkish-Islamic region is
not just restricted to countries with a majority Muslim population or are under
Muslim control. This provides a significant advantage for the Turkish-Islamic
world but also brings with it problems that need to be solved without delay.

There Is No Center to Represent the Turkish-Islamic World
One of the most striking characteristics whenever the Turkish-Islamic world
is considered is the rupture in communications among Muslims.
There have been wars between Muslim countries, such as the
recent Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait and the war between Pakistan
and Bangladesh. The
civil wars and con-
flicts in Muslim

countries mostly
due to ethnic and
political ques-
tions, such as in
Afghanistan,
Yemen, Lebanon,
Iraq or Algeria,
show that Muslims
are far from having
attained the requisite

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar