Deadly bombing hits Izmir market "The blast occurred one day before a planned rally by secular Turks in the city against the governing AK Party. The secular opposition blocked the election of the party's candidate for president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, claiming he had an Islamist agenda. " Internal disintegration To be fair, not too much should be read into such isolated events. However, as for today, low intensity warfare remains a problem in modern Turkey.