Democracy Quote by Fethullah Gulen

I probably will not live to see Turkey become an exemplary democracy, but I pray that the downward authoritarian drift can be stopped before…

— Fethullah Gulen

Turkish soldiers are very brave. They love their homeland and they do not hesitate to give their lives for it if necessary.

— Albert Einstein

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 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

Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope…

— Abdullah Gul

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

It is beneficial for Turkish democracy that not all religious conservatives are united under one banner.

— Mustafa Akyol

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

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

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

In a normal democracy, you protect the individual from the excessive power of the state. In Turkey, power elites try to protect the state…

— Elif Safak

We are seeing with great grief that America remains quiet as Turkey struggles against terrorism. Because there were promises given to us, and they…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan