Dignity Quote by Orhan Pamuk

It is legitimate for the Turks to try to defend themselves.

— Barack Obama

We've seen in Europe after the recent terrorist attacks a certain retrogression in human rights. It depends on how threatened the Turks feel. For…

— Andrew Mango

The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we, by taking…

— Eleftherios Venizelos

The Turks know that if they want to join the EU, then they must respect our rules. We are a union of beliefs, not…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

I think the Turks' willingness to take seriously action on the borders to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL is significant.

— Barack Obama

Turkey's relationship with the West is a love-hate one. There are people in Turkey who want to open to the outside world and others…

— Andrew Mango

“We are Turks with the affections of our women; and have made them subscribe to our doctrine too. We let their bodies go abroad…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece…

— Melina Mercouri

The Turkish government is very famous for hunting down those who oppose Erdogan... I just didn't really want to risk my life by going…

— Enes Kanter

There are two merits that glorify a person: being courageous for a man and being virtuous for a woman. Besides these two, there is…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

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

— Federica Mogherini