Quotes About Diplomacy

We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

The Kurds will not be allowed to have an independent country because Turkey wouldn't stand for it; they have their own Kurdish population.

Among leaders in Europe there are those who have prejudices against Turkey, like France and Germany.

We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy.

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.

Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.

Turkey will be in Cyprus forever.

Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama's new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region.

The long-term strategic goals of Iran and the long-term strategic goals of Turkey are close to the long-term strategic goals of the United States.

As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.

The Arab Spring has heightened the ideological tension between Ankara and Tehran, and Turkey's model seems to be winning.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

With the exception of China, and perhaps Turkey, no country in the world matters as much to the United States as Mexico.

Romania strongly supports Turkey's E.U. accession.

Openly speaking, the only formula that will save Greece's future is more trade with Turkey and more investment with Turkey.

People look at me as sort of a diplomat for Turkey, which by nature, I'm not; I don't want to be. It's again about that playfulness. Being Turkey's voice or representative is not playful, it's not childlike; it makes me self-conscious, kills the child in me.

I tell foreign companies that come here... 'Don't see Turkey as a country of 770,000 sq km and $800bn gross domestic product. This country has the potential to do so much business in the surrounding countries.'

It wasn't just Shia that would go to Tehran and see the commander of the Quds Force and others and the legitimate government leaders. It was also Kurdish leaders and Sunni Arabs who would even link up with Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force - maybe not in Tehran but in Turkey or somewhere else.

Turkey is a sovereign state, just like the U.S. We might go to different directions, in terms of our impressions and ideas, but we'll always remain friends.

The E.U. should want Turkey to be part of it.

If the E.U. is going to make Turkey a full member, we are ready.

Why shouldn't Turkey be in the Shanghai Five?

If Turkey procures the S-400, it will mean they will not receive the F-35. It's that simple.