The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will..

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religi….

There is a trouble called Twitter, the finest lies are here. Nowadays, social media is actually the headache of societies..

If nuclear energy is used for the sake of humanity, then I say yes. But if it is used destructively, then no..

If the nuclear program is indeed meant only for civil purposes, then it is wrong to impose sanctions..

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using ta….

We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook..

I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in t….

70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an EU member, 60 to 65 percent ….

Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb were not and never will be Jewish sites, but Islamic sites..

Is Europe a home for an alliance of civilizations or is it a Christian club? If the former is true, then Turkey should be part of it..

It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an important element of overcoming the confidence problem in the r….

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled..

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it directio….

When the U.S. asks for the extradition of a terrorist, if Turkey doesn't have that individual on the terror list, what do we say, what do we respond?….

We'll eradicate Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic. There is now a ….

Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic..

Our bilateral relations and our agreement [between Turkey and America] on the extradition of criminals should dominate and precede actually any inclu….

If some people keep saying that the press is still not free in Turkey, then I would like to say this: there has been a coup attempt in Turkey. And th….

They cry press freedom, but (the raids) have nothing to do with it. We have no concern about what the EU might say, whether the EU accepts us as memb….

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are ….