70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an EU member, 60 to 65 percent still say yes. But if you ask: Do you believe Europe will accept Turkey, 60 percent say no.

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

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

I am saying yes to criticism, but no to insults.

They came to me with this case of Twitter ignoring case of smeared housewife

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 foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely