Sekularni Turci smatraju da taj islamski indeks, uz nedavnu akciju vlade protiv alkohola, predstavlja dokaz o islamizaciji Turske, zbog čega su oni zabrinuti da bi zemlja mogla postati sličnija Iranu nego svojim tradicionalnim zapadnim saveznicima.
Secular Turks believe that the Islamic style index, along with a recent government crack-down on alcohol, is proof of Turkey's Islamisation that has them concerned the country may become more similar to Iran than its traditional Western allies.