--- title: "16 Turkeys Quotes By Recep Tayyip Erdogan" description: "16 Turkeys quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Plus more from Recep Tayyip Erdogan and more Turkeys sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_europe_in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have_3058349.jpg" --- > [In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have-more-rights-than-they-do-in/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_europe_in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have_3058349.jpg) > [Is Europe a home for an alliance of civilizations or is it a Christian club? If the former is true, then Turkey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/is-europe-a-home-for-an-alliance-of-civilizations-or-is-it-a/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_alliances_is-europe-a-home-for-an-alliance-of-civi_1842033.jpg) > [My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/my-own-daughters-weren-t-able-to-study-in-turkey-because-of-their/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_able_my-own-daughters-weren-t-able-to-study-i_1965818.jpg) > [If the EU doesn’'t want Turkey, they should say it now and clearly. If we are not wanted, then both sides don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/if-the-eu-doesn-t-want-turkey-they-should-say-it-now-and-clearly-if/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_both-sides_if-the-eu-doesn-t-want-turkey-they-shoul_1486625.jpg) > [Turkey's path toward Europe started back in 1959, almost 50 years ago. But we have been pushed to the side ever since.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-s-path-toward-europe-started-back-in-1959-almost-50-years-ago/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_courses_turkey-s-path-toward-europe-started-back_159621.jpg) > [This (presidential) system will not bear any resemblance to dictatorships under the same name in Africa and Asia, (It) will be unique…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/this-presidential-system-will-not-bear-any-resemblance-to/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bb/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_asia_this-presidential-system-will-not-bear-a_1523882.jpg) > [70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/70-percent-of-turkey-s-citizens-favored-the-eu-today-it-is-only-50/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_accepting_70-percent-of-turkey-s-citizens-favored_1777641.jpg) > [There is an attempt to tarnish Turkey by using press freedom when it is in fact measures taken against terrorism, i dispute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/there-is-an-attempt-to-tarnish-turkey-by-using-press-freedom-when-it/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_country_there-is-an-attempt-to-tarnish-turkey-by_3074350.jpg) > [Turkey wants to be treated by the same standards as other countries. If you compare us to some other newly accepted EU…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-wants-to-be-treated-by-the-same-standards-as-other-countries/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_accepted_turkey-wants-to-be-treated-by-the-same-s_1813343.jpg) > [ Our bilateral relations and our agreement \[between Turkey and America\] on the extradition of criminals should dominate and precede actually any inclusion… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/our-bilateral-relations-and-our-agreement-between-turkey-and-america/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37e/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_agreement_our-bilateral-relations-and-our-agreemen_2872882.jpg) > [Germany and Turkey are two countries that need each other. As political leaders we will leave our offices one day, but our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/germany-and-turkey-are-two-countries-that-need-each-other-as/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_country_germany-and-turkey-are-two-countries-tha_927445.jpg) > [If some people keep saying that the press is still not free in Turkey, then I would like to say this: there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/if-some-people-keep-saying-that-the-press-is-still-not-free-in-turkey/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_coups_if-some-people-keep-saying-that-the-pres_1456919.jpg) > [When the U.S. asks for the extradition of a terrorist, if Turkey doesn't have that individual on the terror list, what do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/when-the-u-s-asks-for-the-extradition-of-a-terrorist-if-turkey-doesn/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_agreement_when-the-u-s-asks-for-the-extradition-of_527950.jpg) > [Turkey has put up a fight against the powerful nations of the world. The crusader mentality attacked us abroad. Inside, their lackeys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-has-put-up-a-fight-against-the-powerful-nations-of-the-world/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_fighting_turkey-has-put-up-a-fight-against-the-po_1336878.jpg) > [We are seeing with great grief that America remains quiet as Turkey struggles against terrorism. Because there were promises given to us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/we-are-seeing-with-great-grief-that-america-remains-quiet-as-turkey/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_america_we-are-seeing-with-great-grief-that-amer_696546.jpg) > [Turkey is the gateway to the east for Europe, and the gateway to Europe for the east. We have a bridging function…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-is-the-gateway-to-the-east-for-europe-and-the-gateway-to/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_east_turkey-is-the-gateway-to-the-east-for-eu_972476.jpg) ## Other authors on Turkeys ## More by Recep Tayyip Erdogan > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/it-is-not-a-process-of-bargaining-or-give-and-take-the-peace-process/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/even-in-the-western-world-one-cannot-argue-that-the-ideal-has-been/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [Turkey will be in Cyprus forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-will-be-in-cyprus-forever/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [During the Gezi protests and PKK terror campaigns, the unity and solidarity of the Turkish nation were attacked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/during-the-gezi-protests-and-pkk-terror-campaigns-the-unity-and/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/the-us-and-the-european-union-needs-to-help-in-the-translation-of-the/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [There is a trouble called Twitter, the finest lies are here. Nowadays, social media is actually the headache of societies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/there-is-a-trouble-called-twitter-the-finest-lies-are-here-nowadays/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [A federated structure in Iraq based on ethnicity or religious sects will not be healthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/a-federated-structure-in-iraq-based-on-ethnicity-or-religious-sects/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/the-purpose-cannot-be-creating-self-styled-democracies-but-rather/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/turkey-s-path-toward-europe-started-back-in-1959-almost-50-years-ago/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [Jerusalem is holy to three religions. You have to respect that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/jerusalem-is-holy-to-three-religions-you-have-to-respect-that/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/the-mosques-are-our-barracks-the-domes-our-helmets-the-minarets-our/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 you will,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/if-an-individual-is-a-terrorist-then-you-should-not-be-promoting/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries, and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/islamophobia-emerged-from-the-western-countries-and-this-is-a/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [In this country, there is a segregation of Black Turks and White Turks. Your brother Tayyip belongs to the Black Turks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/in-this-country-there-is-a-segregation-of-black-turks-and-white-turks/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/there-are-people-who-say-that-g-l-can-t-be-my-president-these-people/) [Recep Tayyip Erdogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/turkeys/recep-tayyip-erdogan/#itemlist", "name": "16 Turkeys Quotes By Recep Tayyip Erdogan", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Recep Tayyip Erdogan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/recep-tayyip-erdogan/in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have-more-rights-than-they-do-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_europe_in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have_3058349.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_europe_in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have_3058349.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/recep-tayyip-erdogan-2682_europe_in-turkey-the-religious-minorities-have_3058349.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe.” — Recep Tayyip Erdogan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is Europe a home for an alliance of civilizations or is it a Christian club? 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