Our bilateral relations and our agreement [between Turkey and America] on the extradition of criminals should dominate and precede actually any inclusion into any list.

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization

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

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.

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

There is now a scourge that is called Twitter

If nuclear energy is used for the sake of humanity, then I say yes. But if it is used destructively, then no.