This (presidential) system will not bear any resemblance to dictatorships under the same name in Africa and Asia, (It) will be unique to Turkey, it will be like a bee making honey, taking something from every flower and giving us a taste of a truly different honey.

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

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

We are against the majority tyrannizing the minority. But we are definitely against the minority tyrannizing the majority.

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have to respect the Turkish Republic's laws

If an individual is a terrorist, then you should not be promoting those people and putting them under a good light, if you will, and promoting to the young generation to come. That will only be spoiling the young generation.