I know every country in the world has a contribution to mankind progress but which three countries do you think are, politically speaking, a lamp post to everyone else (Opt US out it`s an obvious pick) My three would be UK, Turkey and Russia, (in no particular order, my fourth would be France). I think Turkey is the elephant in the room no one notices.

I think Turkey is the elephant in the room no one notices.

Calin said:
I think Turkey is the elephant in the room no one notices.

What's so great about Turkey? What is even remotely good about Turkey?

fleabay said:
What's so great about Turkey?

it`s the most evolved Muslim country

Calin said:
it`s the most evolved Muslim country

The fact that you can label a whole country as ‘Muslim’ shows how undiverse and unevolved it is.

fleabay said:
The fact that you can label a whole country as ‘Muslim’ shows how undiverse and unevolved it is.

I understand your standard. most Muslims will label Europe, and not just Europe, as Christian (even if most Europeans don`t see themselves as being Christians). From one perspective (wide brush) you can split the world into Christians (everyone in the western world fits here) and Muslims (Middle East , Africa and some other places). Turkey is light years ahead of the rest of the Muslim world.

Calin said:
Turkey is light years ahead of the rest of the Muslim world.

You have yet to offer a single fact (or non-fact for that matter) that supports your narrative/agenda.

They are at the gates of Europe and yet they have been a decent/quite neighbor. It`s not a crime driven country like Albania or Mexico. It`s a very stable country given the stuff it`s made from.

Western Turkey from roughly Istanbul to down the Aegean coast is quite modern, quite secular, but very tourism-driven. Inland and to the east can be a bit more like what people think of when they think “Middle East”.