i would say that statement is debatable given the lack of separation between church and state.......
The whole "seperation of church and state" thing is a pretty recent invention. And how would you call Turkey then? The existence of religious political parties (such as in almost all the Maghribi countries) does not constitute for a lack of seperation of church and state. Otherwise, most western countries would not know seperation of church and state. Look at the United States for an obvious example.