When there is no such thing as religious culture and moral education, serious social problems such as drug addiction and racism fill the gap.

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.

The whole world is an open, free market. No state can exist without the others.

Germany and Turkey are two countries that need each other. As political leaders we will leave our offices one day, but our people will remain and have to get along with each other. So we shouldn’t give them negative messages.

I cannot understand how sensible people still defend Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

Obviously some states are allowed to have weapons of mass destruction while others are not.

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