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The magnitude of Turkey’s social earthquake is much greater than that of the tectonic one, there is a tug of war between the government and the opposition, and it seems that the winner is going to be unknown until the very end of the elections.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 1 year ago
We have decided to declare a state of emergency to ensure that operations are carried out rapidly, we are facing one of the biggest disasters not only of the history of the Turkish republic but also of our geography and the world.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Saudi Arabia and the UAE see Erdogan as a fellow king/strongman and do not really believe kings leave power with elections.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 1 year ago
Your occupying the islands does not bind us. When the time, the hour, comes, we will do what is necessary.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 2 years ago
We are going into the new phase of our determination to form a 30-km( 20-mile) deep safe zone along our southern border, we will clear Tal Rifaat and Manbij of terrorists, and we will do the same to other regions step-by-step.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 2 years ago
We have been seeing from the very beginning that there will be no winner in this war, not only the parties, but the whole world will suffer.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In the coming days we will see the start of ship traffic and many countries will have a breath of fresh air.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 2 years ago
We plan to submit the Paris Climate Agreement for the approval of our parliament next month, in line with the constructive steps to be taken and within the framework of our national contribution statement.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 2 years ago
If a transitional period can not be established in Afghanistan, the pressure on migration, which has already reached high levels, will increase even more and this situation will pose a serious challenge for everyone.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 3 years ago
What is Macron's problem with Islam ? What is Emmanuel Macron problem with Muslims ?
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The Turkish nation continues to stand by The Turkish nation Azerbaijani brothers and sisters with all The Turkish nation means, as The Turkish nation has always done.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 3 years ago
As of now, Greece will be the only one responsible for any negative development in the region.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We told the Russian authorities you are not party to this it is totally the regime and do not stand in our way. Because we have martyrs, we can not remain silent. We will continue to respond, including with our F-16s, our howitzers, our artillery, it is all in the field firing on the targets determined by our national intelligence.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
In such a case, Turkey will not bear all alone the burden of this migration, if violence against the people of Idlib does not end, this number will rise further.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
The US said that Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel and started a serious PR campaign. We captured his wife, but we didn't make a fuss, I'm declaring this for the first time.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
If America does not keep to its promises, our offensive will continue from where it left off, with a much greater determination, there is no place for the (Kurdish fighters) in Syrias future. We hope that with Russias cooperation, we will rid the region of separatist terror.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Reports of clashes between Turkish forces and YPG/PKK terrorists in the safe zone is nothing but disinformation.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
If America can keep its promise at the end of the 120 hours, the issue of a safe zone will be resolved, but if this promise is not fulfilled, we will continue with the operation with greater resolve than where we left off, the minute after 120 hours has ended.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
If the United States is able to keep the promises it gave us by Tuesday night, at the end of the 120-hour period, the issue of a safe zone will have been resolved. But if this promise is not kept, without exception, the minute the 120 hours end, our Operation Peace Spring will resume from where it left off in an even more determined way.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Defense Ministry's their lands after all. But what is important to me is that the terrorist organization does not remain there.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Declare a ceasefire, they say. We will never declare a ceasefire, we do not sit at the table with terrorist organizations.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 4 years ago
And so they began pulling out, within the framework of the phone call we had with Mr. Trump, we have started preparing plans for operations to clear the ISIS elements still within Syria.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The comments, reported by the pro-government Turkish newspaper The Daily Sabah on Tuesday, came after The New York Times reported that people familiar with the audio recording say it contains an instruction to.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 5 years ago
My hope is that we can reach conclusions that will give us a reasonable opinion as soon as possible, because the investigation is looking into many things such as toxic materials and those materials being removed by painting them over.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It is a pleasure to welcome President Erdogan for his first visit to the White House in years, the American and Turkish peoples have been friends and allies for many, many decades.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
They have peace of mind, they are walking towards a new future.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
Why should we wait any longer? We are talking about 54 years, in Europe, things have become very serious in terms of the extent of Islamophobia. The EU is closing its doors on Turkey, and Turkey is not closing its doors on anybody.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
We have an agreement with Mr. Trump, for example, which we had not had with President Obama, the way President Trump is approaching matters are encouraging, they make us happy. And we are going to sit down and determine a roadmap as ... two strategic partners, the United States and Turkey, as allies.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
I am a mortal really, I could die at any time.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
Where dictatorships exist, you don't have to have a presidential system.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
The system represents a change, a transformation in the democratic history of Turkey.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
As you know, we have recently met at the World Energy Forum. The forum was highly effective, in particular in the context of our contacts. Cooperation between Russia and Turkey is of special significance.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
There was a gap in the work of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council, as you know, we have recently met at the World Energy Forum. The forum was highly effective, in particular in the context of our contacts. Cooperation between Russia and Turkey is of special significance.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
We reject the policy identification of the democratic Germany with that of National Socialism. National Socialist comparisons are absurd and not acceptable, the Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey have a close economic relationship, they are also partners in the fight against terrorism.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 7 years ago
Turkey will not be run from a house in Pennsylvania, turkey is not a country that can be bought or sold cheaply.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Erdogan is already a bit of an authoritarian, and this is going to push him into a full-on war with the Kurds.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Terror organizations and their pawns are targeting our innocent citizens in the most immoral and heartless way as they lose the fight against our security forces, terror attacks -- which intend to target the integrity of Turkey, unity and solidarity of our people -- do not diminish our will to fight against terror, but further boost it.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
To fight the threats which it faces, Turkey has the right to launch any kind of operation, in Syria and wherever else the terrorist organizations are located.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The situation we are currently facing is one of legitimate defense, no one can deny or limit Turkey’s legitimate right to defense in the face of terrorist attacks.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We strongly condemn this cowardly attack which appears to have targeted buses carrying Turkish military personnel. We stand with our Turkish allies in the face of this horrific act, which only strengthens our resolve to deepen our ongoing cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Our determination to respond in kind against such attacks against our unity and future from outside and inside is even more strengthened through such attacks, turkey will not hesitate to use its right to self-defense anytime, anywhere, and in all situations.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
They do not say anything to our faces, but they make different statements elsewhere.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
This incident showed one more time that we should be united against terror.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
No one has the right to slander Turkey, especially the slander of Turkey buying ISIS oil, turkey has not lost its moral values to buy oil from a terror organization.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
As soon as such a claim is proved, the nobility of our nation requires (me) to do this.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
As soon as such a claim is proved, the nobility of our nation requires [me] to do this.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
It is obvious where we legally buy oil and natural gas from, everyone must know that we are not that disreputable to make such a deal with terrorist organizations.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
We wouldn't have wished this to happen. But, unfortunately, it did, we hope that the tensions with Russia will not grow and result in more saddening incidents.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
This incident show that Turkeys fight against terror is right.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
We tell Russia,' Let's talk about this issue within its boundaries, and let's settle it,' let's not make others happy by escalating it to a level that would hurt all our relations.'.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I hope this will not happen again, as long as our sovereign rights are not violated, our struggle will continue through diplomatic channels, adhering to international laws and agreements. The President added.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
The person who published this story as an exclusive story will, I believe, pay a high price for this, i will not leave him be.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
If the same violation occurs today, Turkey has to react the same way.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think if there is a party that needs to apologize, it is not us, those who violated our airspace are the ones who need to apologize. Our pilots and our armed forces, they simply fulfilled their duties, which consisted of responding to ... violations of the rules of engagement. I think this is the essence.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Whatever arms assistance they [the YPG] receive, it is coming from these countries. We know very well whose arms.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
We will under no circumstances allow northern Syria to become a victim of their scheming. Because this constitutes a threat for us.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Terror doesn't have a nation, race or homeland, that is why we have been consistent in underlining the need for a global effort to fight terror.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 9 years ago
President Barack Obama, Mr. State John Kerry about it,( Vice President) Joe Biden, at this point have not made any declaration of respect.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on CNN 9 years ago
There was again a terrorist act in Somalia today. In whose name are they doing this? If it's in the name of Islam, I am a Muslim and there is no such thing in Islam. Firstly, a Muslim cannot commit suicide, in our religion there is no such thing as going and killing people.
– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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