Quotes by turkish authors

I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For me, this is bigger than basketball. Enes Kanter

Freedom Me Democracy Respect Rights Human Rights Prominent Promote Than Personal Personal Freedom Human Want Bigger Use Platform Basketball

May 20, 2017, was one of the scariest days of my life. It was the day I realized I was being hunted by Erdogan. Enes Kanter

Life Day My Life Hunted Scariest Days May Being Realized

I have a voice, and I'm trying to use it to be the voice for all the innocent people who don't have one. Enes Kanter

People Innocent Innocent People Voice Trying Use Who

Turkey was a peaceful county, Turkey was a lovely county. Enes Kanter

County Lovely Turkey Peaceful

After I see in OKC, I see this is how NBA teams are. You know how you're like in a dream and you have a superpower and just don't want to open your eyes and end the dream? Oklahoma City's been like that to me. Enes Kanter

When I stepped in America outside of the plane, I said, 'I came home.' Enes Kanter

Home I Came Outside Stepped Said Came America Plane

I've been to playoffs before. That should be everybody's goal is the playoffs. Enes Kanter

Before Everybody Been Goal Should Playoffs

Steven Adams was a very, very big fan of halal food. Enes Kanter

Food Big Steven Big Fan Very Fan

When I say all of this stuff about Turkey, people don't understand. They think I don't like Turkey. I love Turkey. I love my people. I love Turkish food and everything. But my problem is with the government. Enes Kanter

Love Government Food People Problem Think Everything Say I Love About Stuff Like Understand Turkey Turkish

I cannot accept concepts such as Gulenism or Gulenist. I was only a writer and an official preacher among people. I can have no direct influence on any person or activity. It is inconceivable that I can exert pressure on anybody. Fethullah Gulen

People Pressure I Can Direct Only Writer Concepts Accept Exert Preacher Person Official Any Anybody Influence Cannot Activity Among Inconceivable

Islam's basic principles of belief, worship, morality, and behavior are not affected by changing times. Islam does not propose a certain unchangeable form of government or attempt to shape it. Islam has never offered nor established a theocracy in its name. Fethullah Gulen

Government Behavior Islam Changing Worship Morality Unchangeable Propose Shape Attempt Never Name Principles Does Affected Nor Times Offered Established Form Theocracy Certain Belief Basic Basic Principles

Under any circumstances, if I had to return to Turkey and face the gallows, I will not blink an eye. Fethullah Gulen

Will Face Circumstances Eye Had Return Blink Any Any Circumstances Turkey

I even reject and condemn in the strongest terms the idea, the consideration of a military coup. If I had the chance I would stand in front of the people who would attempt such a thing and open my arms and beg them to stop. Fethullah Gulen

People Military Consideration Would Strongest Attempt Open Had Idea Coup Terms Arms Condemn Beg Front Stop Them Stand Such A Thing Who Even Thing Reject Chance

My core belief is to seek peace in the world, helping people eliminate certain malevolent attitudes through education as much as possible. Fethullah Gulen

Education Peace People World Possible Seek Through Attitudes Malevolent Much Certain Helping Helping People Belief Eliminate Core

I probably will not live to see Turkey become an exemplary democracy, but I pray that the downward authoritarian drift can be stopped before it is too late. Fethullah Gulen

Democracy Too Late Will Become Before Live Too Late See Drift Exemplary Pray Authoritarian Stopped Turkey Downward

The principles and form of government that form the basis of democracy are compatible with Islamic values. Fethullah Gulen

Government Democracy Values Principles Islamic Form Compatible Basis