Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.

Nations which don't find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.

On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, İstanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.

The supreme guide in life is knowledge.

If a society does not wage a common struggle to attain a common goal with its women and men, scientifically there is no way for it to become civilized or developed.

Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.

To write history is as important as to make history. It is an unchanging truth that if the writer does not remain true to the maker, then it takes on a quality that will confuse humanity.