- Nov 07, 2020
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- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no Kurdish problem.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Emphasize
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- Nov 07, 2020
My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the objective of establishing close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples, scholars and businessmen.
- Concur
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- Nov 07, 2020
Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
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, religious, sociological and historical background.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this conventional perspective of the Middle East thus contends that democracy in that region is neither possible nor even desirable.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.
- Forum
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- Nov 07, 2020
I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.
- Middle East
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- Nov 07, 2020
There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause.
- Help
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- Nov 07, 2020
The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the fashion with which democratization is presented and the purposes of the democratic world.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West and notably the US.
- Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely.
- Essential
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ from one country to another- of democratization by the parties in the region as a basic requisite of democratization in the Middle East.
- Instrument
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed.
- Cannot
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- Nov 07, 2020
However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic.
- Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method and speed toward that goal, the standard for the expected end-state should not be lowered.
- Creating
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey.
- Existence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism.
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 direction and confidently participates in its administration.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 region.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a person who is inclined to define relations between individuals based on principles.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
The members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria are also part of the Syrian people, and they have the right to exercise their democratic rights.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we believe in a democratic system, we have to accept the will of the people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the process of the Arab Spring, we have unfortunately seen a development in Syria where the regime has been oppressing its people.
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
In this country, there is a segregation of Black Turks and White Turks. Your brother Tayyip belongs to the Black Turks.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're really willing to see more and more U.S. entrepreneurs conducting investments in Turkey. I'm optimistic for the future.
- Jewish
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have a very significant number of Jewish citizens, and they have always been safe and secure where they are in Turkey.
- Countries
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- Nov 07, 2020
Islamophobia emerged from the Western countries, and this is a challenge that we all together need to surmount.
- Declaring
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am one of the first political leaders officially declaring that anti-Semitism is a crime. I expect an official declaration that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity as well.
- Lord
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever our Lord says, whatever our beloved Prophet says, we shall follow that path.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family planning, birth control, no Muslim family can practice such an understanding.
- Motherhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
A woman who abstains from motherhood saying 'I am working' means she is in fact rejecting motherhood.
- Still
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nazism is still widespread in the West.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that a woman is attached to her professional life should not prevent her from being a mother.
- Lead
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strong families lead to strong nations.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who stand on our side in the fight against terrorism are our friend. Those on the opposite side are our enemy.
- Death Penalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
My nation wants the death penalty. That is the decision of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
- Gun
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no difference, where aims are concerned, between a terrorist with a gun and bomb in his hand and a terrorist who has dollars, euros, and interest rates.
- Prove
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who claim we buy oil from Daesh are obliged to prove it. If not, you are slanderer.
- Become
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are concerned that Germany, which has protected the PKK and DHKP-C for years, has become the backyard of the Gulenist terror organisation.
- Germany
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- Nov 07, 2020
Germany has become an important haven for terrorists.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm calling on the United States: what kind of strategic partners are we, that you can still host someone whose extradition I have asked for?
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our country and our nation have again only one message to those who attack us - you will not succeed!
- Nov 07, 2020
During the Gezi protests and PKK terror campaigns, the unity and solidarity of the Turkish nation were attacked.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020