Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quotes - page 3

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization. (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan)
The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will. View quote
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...it's not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide. View quote
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I am calling on my citizens, my brothers and sisters in Europe. Don't have just three children; have five. The place in which you are living and working is now your homeland and new motherland. Stake a claim in it. Open more businesses, enroll your children in better schools, have your families live in better neighborhoods, drive the best cars, live in the most beautiful houses. That's because you are the future of Europe. It will be the best answer to the vulgarism, antagonism and injustices made against you. View quote
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The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause. View quote
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I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current. View quote
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I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously. View quote
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Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed. View quote
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I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ from one country to another- of democratization by the parties in the region as a basic requisite of democratization in the Middle East. View quote
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The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey. View quote
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Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East. (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan)
In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime. View quote
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We have no grudge against the people of Armenia. The problem is with the Armenian administration. Over 100,000 Armenians live in my country. View quote
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