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Leave history to historians.
'The Economist' is a biased organization.
Islam and democracy can function together.
Greece is not an easy country to do business in.
The fast fish, not the big fish, eats the small fish.
Turkey does not have an official exchange rate target.
Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.
No, I believe in the good will of the United States' administration.
Northern Iraq has become, economically, a natural extension of Turkey.
Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.
After all, we paid great prices because of the virtual partitioning of Iraq.
Well, that our main concern is that Iraq should not become a divided country.
Turkey is widely envied while there are very serious troubles in the world economy.
Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission.
Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.
And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.
And the separatist terrorist organization, PKK, had easy access to Turkey to, inside Turkey.
Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.
Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom.
Kurds are like fire, if approached kindly they will warm you, if approached badly they will burn you
So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.
It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past.
It is up to the historians, not politicians, to judge what happened in the past. Politicians look into the future.
I have defended democracy, human rights, and brotherhood between peoples. And I'll keep doing so for as long as I live.
Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria.
Openly speaking, the only formula that will save Greece's future is more trade with Turkey and more investment with Turkey.
Those looking from Europe see Turkey as an economic success, whereas others from the Middle East see Turkey as a democratic success.
Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization.
Whatever the scenario, the dynamism of developing nations, their demographics and competitive power are great sources for superiority.
A country which has a population 99% as their faith in Islam can also be a country which are subscribing to the universal values of the E.U.
Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it.
The armies, the difference of all of those armies that had been fighting each other and the Taliban took advantage of that to rule over the whole country.
The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.
It is unfair to ask Turkey to make a unilateral concession to take goods from Cyprus within the customs union when the E.U. is not open to northern Cyprus.
We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy.
I really don't think that Turkey has become more conservative. It just so happens that the conservatives are a lot more visible today than they were previously.
Turkeys energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas.
Turkey's energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas.
But thanks to the efforts, the initiative of the United States and of the several countries from the world, from Europe, including Turkey, it ended within a few weeks.
But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time.
We have been helping, trying to help Afghanistan in many ways, even from the beginning of... the beginnings of the '20s, 1920s, when he we were fighting our own national struggle.
But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan, then of course we can't hope satisfactory results.
I suggested that we had experience in helping other countries build their military forces, and we would be willing and happy to do the same for Afghanistan, together with the United States.
Turkey is going through an incredible economic, political and social transformation. What is most important is that Turkey has been the owner of this transformation. Ownership has been the key to success.
But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years.
There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few weeks it ended, because obviously the Taliban wasn't a real force.
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Turkey has a young and growing population. Until recently, this was perceived as a problem, a burden that Turkey would bring to the E.U. But it is, in fact, an asset that can help the population deficit of the E.U. and the economic growth of Turkey.
I think terrorists are trying to create instability in Turkey. They're trying to break Turkey apart from where she belongs, which is the Western world. They're trying to scare the people in Turkey, and they're trying to create instability in the country.
The only way to deal with terrorism is through determination. Turkey is determined to fight against terrorism, with or without the support of our allies. I haven't seen any soldiers from Canada or the United States fighting alongside my soldiers, to be honest.