The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.

Quote by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective...

In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective...

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the...

My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the...

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot...

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot...

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method...

Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method...

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus...

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus...

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the...

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the...

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet...

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet...

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire...

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire...

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

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

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be...

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be...

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left...

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left...

Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given...

Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given...

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such...

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such...

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as...

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as...

I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively...

I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively...

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that...

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that...

It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an...

It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an...

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed...

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed...