There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization
Recep Tayyip ErdoganThe advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed
Recep Tayyip ErdoganTherefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West and notably the US.
Recep Tayyip ErdoganIs Europe a home for an alliance of civilizations or is it a Christian club? If the former is true, then Turkey should be part of it.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan