Dictatorship Quote by Owen Jones

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

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

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

This (presidential) system will not bear any resemblance to dictatorships under the same name in Africa and Asia, (It) will be unique to Turkey,…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.

— Ali Babacan

Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue…

— Orhan Pamuk

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

Turkey, a powerful and reliable ally of the U.S. through the Cold War, appears to be coming unmoored from Europe and the West and…

— Pat Buchanan

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.

— Orhan Pamuk

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

Mustafa Kemal's government was certainly authoritarian, but he had a saying which is profoundly true, I don't remember the exact words, but what he…

— Bernard Lewis

I think that the growing government control of the press is very clear. Turkey is still not a dictatorship, there is still some freedom…

— Bernard Lewis