Recep Tayyip Erdogan

A country without a strong leader will go down.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Germany has become an important haven for terrorists.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Forsake Alcohol, eat grapes instead!

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I cannot deceive my people.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Nazism is still widespread in the West.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

There is now a scourge that is called Twitter

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The E.U. should want Turkey to be part of it.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Strong families lead to strong nations.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

You cannot defend a terrorist group just because they are fighting Daesh.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

If we believe in a democratic system, we have to accept the will of the people.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

If we look at history, we will see that regimes which persecute [their people] do not remain standing.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Your targets can only be realized on the basis of dreams.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We won't allow the people to be devoured by YouTube, Facebook or others

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Engaging in actions which are not allowed by law should have certain prices to pay.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I went back in British history. Some 204 people died there after a mine collapsed in 1838. In 1866, 361 miners died…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

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

My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We're really willing to see more and more U.S. entrepreneurs conducting investments in Turkey. I'm optimistic for the future.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I consider personally the election of Barack Hussein Obama to have very great symbolic meaning. A Muslim and a Christian name -…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

So far, I have not come to any of the positions that I have filled through wanting to be there. I was…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We'll eradicate Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic. There is…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

They cry press freedom, but (the raids) have nothing to do with it. We have no concern about what the EU might…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

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

You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different.…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

When the U.S. asks for the extradition of a terrorist, if Turkey doesn't have that individual on the terror list, what do…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

If some people keep saying that the press is still not free in Turkey, then I would like to say this: there…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

There is no Kurdish problem.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Why shouldn't Turkey be in the Shanghai Five?

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey will be in Cyprus forever.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan