Headscarf war threatens to split Turkey "The battle over the headscarf is not just about religious beliefs. It also represents a clash between a fiercely secular elite, the so-called “white Turks”, and a new urban entrepreneurial class, many of whom came from the countryside. These generally support the Islamic-rooted Justice and Development (AK) party that swept to power in 2002 after an economic collapse." Internal discohesion implies, amongst other things, the existence of competing worldviews, values and ways of life in a society. The success of the secular movement in Turkey has since its inception been closely attached to the country's process of modernisation and the resulting benefits for the population. The country's future will strongly depend on the transformation of its economy (which is still heavily reliant on the textile industry). Civil disorder or a deterioration of the economic outlook in Iraq, Iran and Syria will help Turkey as little as increased drugs production in Colombia or Venezuela helps Mexico.