Turkish - Politician | February 26, 1954 -
Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Kurdish problem is not only the problem of one part of my nation: it is a problem of every one of us, including myself.
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Family planning, birth control, no Muslim family can practice such an understanding.
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A simple caricature, a simple sketch - that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. But if you draw up a caricature... if you associate that subject with the things you're not supposed to, then, of course, you can't expect that to be acceptable.
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I cannot deceive my people.
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In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.
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Every country needs a strong leader in order to progress.
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So far, I have not come to any of the positions that I have filled through wanting to be there. I was sought - people wanted me to come to those posts. I am talking about all my positions: mayor of Istanbul, chairman of the party, prime minister.
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Before anything else, I'm a Muslim. As a Muslim, I try to comply with the requirements of my religion. I have a responsibility to God, who created me, and I try to fulfill that responsibility. But I try now very much to keep this away from my political life, to keep it private.
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Turkey is a sovereign state, just like the U.S. We might go to different directions, in terms of our impressions and ideas, but we'll always remain friends.
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In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime.
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In this country, there is a segregation of Black Turks and White Turks. Your brother Tayyip belongs to the Black Turks.
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