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A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. ↗

— A. P. Herbert

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My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the objective of establishing close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples, scholars and businessmen. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this conventional perspective of the Middle East thus contends that democracy in that region is neither possible nor even desirable. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed strategy that is supported by various policy tools, and implemented wisely. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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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. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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