A political party cannot have a religion. Only individuals can. Otherwise, you'd be exploiting religion, and religion is so supreme that it cannot be exploited or taken advantage of. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 1 Share Now -
We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2 Share Now -
A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 3 Share Now -
Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 4 Share Now -
It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 5 Share Now -
Islam is a religion. It is not an ideology. For a Muslim, there is no such thing as to be against modernity. Why should a Muslim not be a modern person? I, as a Muslim, fulfill all the requirements of my religion, and I live in a democratic, social state. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 6 Share Now -
My legal bond with the A.K.P. may have ended the day I took the presidential oath of office, but my bonds of love have never ended and never will. - Recep Tayyip Erdogan 7 Share Now -