▁he ▁also ▁b anned ▁the ▁Nation ▁Party ▁which ▁was ▁av owed ly ▁Islam ist . ▁Further , ▁the ▁charges ▁at ▁the ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁did ▁not ▁involve ▁ant is ec ular ▁activities ▁and ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁concluded ▁that ▁M ender es ▁was ▁overall ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁sec ular ▁system . ▁ ▁Position ▁among ▁civil izations ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁territorial ▁del ine ation , ▁the ▁American ▁political ▁scient ist ▁Samuel ▁P . ▁Hun ting ton , ▁consider ▁what ▁is ▁" West ern " ▁based ▁on ▁industry , ▁technology , ▁law , ▁politics , ▁econom ics , ▁l ifest yle , ▁di et , ▁language , ▁alphabet , ▁religion , ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁values . ▁World ' s ▁major ▁civil izations ▁— ▁ident ifying ▁seven , ▁and ▁a ▁possible ▁e ighth : ▁( i ) ▁Western , ▁( ii ) ▁Latin ▁American , ▁( iii ) ▁Islam ic , ▁( iv ) ▁Sin ic ▁( Ch inese ), ▁( v ) ▁H indu , ▁( vi ) ▁Orth odox , ▁( vi i ) ▁Japanese , ▁and ▁( vi ii ) ▁the ▁African . ▁ ▁Hun ting ton ▁very ▁express ly ▁assign s ▁Turkey ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁category . ▁Although ▁ge ograph ically ▁only ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁Turkey ▁lies ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Turkey ▁has ▁a ▁similar ▁economic ▁system , ▁has ▁a ▁custom s ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁official ▁candidate ▁for ▁membership , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁typical ▁Western ▁organis ations ▁such ▁as ▁O E CD