We have to fight all terrorist groups, and not arm one to fight another. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
A federated structure in Iraq based on ethnicity or religious sects will not be healthy. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Russia and Iran back Assad, but are they fighting Daesh? The answer is 'no.' — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
We of course define all terror organizations as threats, but the PKK is the primary threat. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Jerusalem is holy to three religions. You have to respect that. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries, and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
We have a very significant number of Jewish citizens, and they have always been safe and secure where they are in Turkey. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion,… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
There is no difference, where aims are concerned, between a terrorist with a gun and bomb in his hand and a terrorist… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I have already said that I find the coalition air strikes to be insufficient. A ground intervention will be necessary to overcome… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Time to time I get together with the rabbis, with religious leaders, leaders of congregations, and I talk to them, and wherever… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Before anything else, I'm a Muslim. As a Muslim, I try to comply with the requirements of my religion. I have a… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Islam is a religion. It is not an ideology. For a Muslim, there is no such thing as to be against modernity.… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration,… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
If an individual is a terrorist, then you should not be promoting those people and putting them under a good light, if… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this conventional perspective of the Middle East thus… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I don't want to use the term "nuclear weapons" because those people in Iran who have authority say they are not building… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that's it — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
The PKK is the number one threat in terms of terror in our country. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Once the people of Iraq know when the U.S. troops will leave, their confidence in the U.S. will increase. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
You cannot defend a terrorist group just because they are fighting Daesh. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Russia is not engaged in a fight against Daesh in Syria. On the contrary, they are actually targeting moderate opposition. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
In the process of the Arab Spring, we have unfortunately seen a development in Syria where the regime has been oppressing its… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
The members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria are also part of the Syrian people, and they have the right to exercise… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an important element of overcoming the confidence problem… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
If you think you can finish ISIS off with the PYD and YPG, you cannot, because they are terrorist groups as well. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
I am against nuclear weapons, regardless of whether they are in the hands of Iran or Israel or any Western country. But… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Being in the European Union, we would be building bridges between the 1.5 bn people of Muslim world to the non-Muslim world.… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Those who stand on our side in the fight against terrorism are our friend. Those on the opposite side are our enemy. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
We have extradited terrorists to the United States in the past. And we expect the same thing to be done by the… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
It is not a process of bargaining or give-and-take. The peace process is not about giving concessions. We will not allow any step which… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
During the Gezi protests and PKK terror campaigns, the unity and solidarity of the Turkish nation were attacked. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
There is a trouble called Twitter, the finest lies are here. Nowadays, social media is actually the headache of societies. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
A federated structure in Iraq based on ethnicity or religious sects will not be healthy. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
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… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
Turkey's path toward Europe started back in 1959, almost 50 years ago. But we have been pushed to the side ever since. Despite all… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers... — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
If an individual is a terrorist, then you should not be promoting those people and putting them under a good light, if you will,… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries, and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
In this country, there is a segregation of Black Turks and White Turks. Your brother Tayyip belongs to the Black Turks. — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
There are people who say that "Gül can't be my president". These people don't have good manners for and they should renounce their Turkish… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share
