Country Quote by Burhan Sonmez

Turkey is using the Islamic State in the same way as Pakistan used the Taliban in Afghanistan. You know, that's perhaps Turkey's strategy.

— Vijay Prashad

Turkey, as an ex-imperial power, is all in favor of empires guaranteeing law and order on its borders. Turkey's and America's basic interests with…

— Andrew Mango

Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious that this…

— Elif Safak

I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into…

— Thomas de Maiziere

I don't like this vision that Turkey is successful because it is as successful as the western powers in economic terms. But I do…

— Tariq Ramadan

As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.

— Stephen Kinzer

Turkey in general became too involved with what is happening in Egypt and in Syria. Some politicians with neo-Ottoman dreams developed this idea of…

— Elif Safak

We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic…

— Jalal Talabani

I believe Tunisia and Egypt should look to Turkey and see what not to do. Turkey seems to be a secular and democratic country…

— Burhan Sonmez

A Turkey under a dictatorial regime, providing haven to violent radicals and pushing its Kurdish citizens into desperation, would be a nightmare for Middle…

— Fethullah Gulen

The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable creating policies tailored only for their supporters.

— Safak Pavey

That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.

— Igor Luksic