Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Quotes

We believe that we do not have any problem with any country or institution that cannot be solved through politics, diplomacy, and dialogue,

As Muslims, we cannot overcome our difficulties without achieving unity in spite of our differences.

It is still not completely clear how ramified this organisation is [ Fethullah Gülen ] which resembles your P2 lodge, a criminal organisation that calls itself religious.

A woman who says 'because I am working I will not be a mother' is actually denying her feminity.

We do not view Finland and Sweden's NATO membership positively.

The threats against international peace and security changed in recent years and that led many to believe that NATO was an “obsolete” organisation that ceased to serve its purpose. Emmanuel Macron even said in 2019 that the alliance was experiencing “brain death”. The same folks questioned Turkey’s role within NATO. That blend of extraordinary wishful thinking and extreme strategic myopia cost the alliance many years.

The war in Ukraine challenged conventional wisdom about the rules-based international order, great power competition and Euro-Atlantic security. The most recent developments also breathed new life into NATO, arguably the greatest military alliance in history.

We have no grudge against the people of Armenia. The problem is with the Armenian administration. Over 100,000 Armenians live in my country,

Furthermore, Turkey stresses that all forms of arms embargoes—such as the one Sweden has imposed on my country—are incompatible with the spirit of military partnership under the NATO umbrella. Such restrictions not only undermine our national security but also damage NATO’s own identity. Sweden’s and Finland’s uncompromising insistence on joining the alliance has added an unnecessary item to NATO’s agenda.

A woman who rejects motherhood, who refrains from being around the house, however successful her working life is, is deficient, is incomplete.

...it's not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide

Europe, you don't want us because the majority of our population are Muslim ... We knew it but we tried to show our sincerity.

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization.

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

As quoted in "Gül'ü tanımayan vatandaşlıktan çıksın !", Haberturk (August 21, 2007)