22 Quotes by Bulent Ecevit

Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.

But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time.

And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.

We have been helping, trying to help Afghanistan in many ways, even from the beginning of... the beginnings of the '20s, 1920s, when he we were fighting our own national struggle.

It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.

But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan, then of course we can't hope satisfactory results.

And the separatist terrorist organization, PKK, had easy access to Turkey to, inside Turkey.

No, I believe in the good will of the United States' administration.

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.