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35 quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

This article is part of a series on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Early life and career · Electoral history First cabinet · Second cabinet · Third cabinet Civil–military ties · Foreign policy · Foreign trips · 2023 vision · 2013 protests in Turkey · 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ( listen (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾeˈd ʒep tɑjˈjip ˈeɾdoɰɑn];[note 1]...
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According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural... →

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What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is... →

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As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe... →

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

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Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.

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But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.

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

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It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using... →

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However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

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A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the... →

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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... →

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The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.

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A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the... →

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