Politician

The members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria are also part of the Syrian people, and they have the right to exercise their democratic rights.

The 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.

Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry.

You cannot defend a terrorist group just because they are fighting Daesh.

We have a very significant number of Jewish citizens, and they have always been safe and secure where they are in Turkey.

If we believe in a democratic system, we have to accept the will of the people.

Among leaders in Europe there are those who have prejudices against Turkey, like France and Germany.

Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off.

So far, I have not come to any of the positions that I have filled through wanting to be there. I was sought - people wanted me to come to those posts. I am talking about all my positions: mayor of Istanbul, chairman of the party, prime minister.

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

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.

The Kurdish problem is not only the problem of one part of my nation: it is a problem of every one of us, including myself.

Whatever our Lord says, whatever our beloved Prophet says, we shall follow that path.

If everyone can say, looking at Obama, that is he is one of us, is that not befitting for the leading country in the world?

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human development. For that, there is a tendency to blame others as the primary cause.

A woman who abstains from motherhood saying 'I am working' means she is in fact rejecting motherhood.

Strong families lead to strong nations.

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

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.