Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Quotes

President of Turkey since 2014

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician. He is the President of Turkey (2014-present) and the country's former Prime Minister (2003-2014).

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Alternative Names: Tayyip Erdoğan • Erdoğan • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Erdogan • Tayyip Erdogan

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These descriptions are very ugly, it is offensive and an insult to our religion. There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it.

Sweden and Finland do not extradite terrorists, they hold PKK demonstrations in Sweden and Finland. Sorry, we, as Turkey, do not look favorably on the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland. NATO is a security organization.

If Europe continues this way, no European in any part of the world can walk safely on the streets. We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy.

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

Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb were not and never will be Jewish sites.

You cried out when 50,000 refugees were at the Kapikule border... You started asking what you would do if Turkey would open the gates. Look at me — if you go further, those border gates will be open. You should know that.