Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan swept to power in Turkey on a rising tide of Islam. Now, with new elections scheduled next month, millions of Turks have been demanding that the secular nation become an Islamic state.

But, an equal number prefer the status quo. And with the election around the corner, Turkey's coup-inclined military has made it clear it won't accept an Islamic government.

International Dateline visits Turkey to investigate this controversial issue there, looking for answers both on the ground and behind closed doors.

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.