Quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely.

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this conventional perspective of the Middle East thus contends that democracy in that region is neither possible nor even desirable.

Turkey is a sovereign state, just like the U.S. We might go to different directions, in terms of our impressions and ideas, but we'll always remain friends.

If the E.U. is going to make Turkey a full member, we are ready.

Those who stand on our side in the fight against terrorism are our friend. Those on the opposite side are our enemy.

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed.

The members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria are also part of the Syrian people, and they have the right to exercise their democratic rights.

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization.