Iako su muslimani u Turskoj većinom suniti, postoji širok interes za šiitski model islamske države, a skoro sve vodeće islamističke političke ličnosti gaje srdačne veze s Teheranom.
Although Turkish Muslims are mostly Sunni, there is wide interest in the Shiite model of an Islamic state, and almost all the leading Islamist political figures have nurtured warm ties with Tehran.