Europe Quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

9 Europe quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Erdogan’s nine short quotations present his political perspective on the continent, delivering a concise view of his stance.

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Is Europe a home for an alliance of civilizations or is it a Christian club? If the former is true, then Turkey…

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

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In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe.

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Among leaders in Europe there are those who have prejudices against Turkey, like France and Germany.

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

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Turkey is the gateway to the east for Europe, and the gateway to Europe for the east. We have a bridging function…

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Turkey's path toward Europe started back in 1959, almost 50 years ago. But we have been pushed to the side ever since.…

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70 percent of Turkeys citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to…

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There is an attempt to tarnish Turkey by using press freedom when it is in fact measures taken against terrorism, i dispute…

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A federated structure in Iraq based on ethnicity or religious sects will not be healthy.

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Jerusalem is holy to three religions. You have to respect that.

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The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers...

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If an individual is a terrorist, then you should not be promoting those people and putting them under a good light, if you will,…

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Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries, and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount.

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In this country, there is a segregation of Black Turks and White Turks. Your brother Tayyip belongs to the Black Turks.

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