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Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Politician

Born: Feb 26, 1954

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Islam is a religion. It is not an ideology. For a Muslim, there is no such thing as to be against modernity. Why should a Muslim not be a modern person? I, as a Muslim, fulfill all the requirements of my religion, and I live in a democratic, social state. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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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. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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I am one of the first political leaders officially declaring that anti-Semitism is a crime. I expect an official declaration that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity as well. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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There is no difference, where aims are concerned, between a terrorist with a gun and bomb in his hand and a terrorist who has dollars, euros, and interest rates. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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There is no Kurdish problem. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Problem Kurdish

Being in the European Union, we would be building bridges between the 1.5 bn people of Muslim world to the non-Muslim world. They have to see this. If they ignore it, it brings weakness to the E.U. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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We have never done anything to stop freedom of expression or freedom of press. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Turkey will be in Cyprus forever. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Will Forever Turkey Cyprus

We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Attempts by one ethnic group to exercise sovereignty over another are not fair. It doesn't matter if that ethnicity is Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic, Chaldean or whatever. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method and speed toward that goal, the standard for the expected end-state should not be lowered. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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If you think you can finish ISIS off with the PYD and YPG, you cannot, because they are terrorist groups as well. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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I consider personally the election of Barack Hussein Obama to have very great symbolic meaning. A Muslim and a Christian name - so in his name there is a synthesis, although people from time to time want to overlook that, and they do it intentionally. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Therefore, 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 Erdogan

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Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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My nation wants the death penalty. That is the decision of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Those who claim we buy oil from Daesh are obliged to prove it. If not, you are slanderer. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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