Democracy Quote by Elif Safak

Turkey is a warning: democracy is precious but fragile. It underlines how rights and freedoms are often won at great cost and sacrifice but…

— Owen Jones

Democracy is to have different ideas, even extreme ones. In democracy there is space for all of them and bridges to connect them. In…

— Burhan Sonmez

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

Turkey is a diverse country... I think that democracy is the ideal system for a country with a social foundation such as this. My…

— Fethullah Gulen

Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

— Ali Babacan

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

— Safak Pavey

In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to much more…

— Andrew Mango

Turkey has, of course, the right to protect itself against terrorism, against attacks, but I expect it to be done in a way which…

— Jens Stoltenberg

We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

— Federica Mogherini

And if you look at the experience of Turkey, for example, where the modern Islamists are in power and are doing fine - this…

— Yaroslav Trofimov

What we are seeing in Turkey is a non-uniformed authoritarian regime led by a politician, Tayyip Erdogan, who has allowed power to go to…

— Tariq Ali

With regard to Turkey, I have been to Ankara. Turkey is a democracy. We certainly, we certainly, in the future, ought to encourage our…

— Mike Pence