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

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.

In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.

I am against nuclear weapons, regardless of whether they are in the hands of Iran or Israel or any Western country. But obviously some states are allowed to have weapons of mass destruction while others are not.

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

Forsake Alcohol, eat grapes instead!

Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.