Quotes by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

"Islam is a religion. It is not an ideology. For a Muslim, there is no such thing as to be against modernity. Why should a Muslim not be a modern person? I, as a Muslim, fulfill all the requirements of my religion, and I live in a democratic, social state."

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"A political party cannot have a religion. Only individuals can. Otherwise, you'd be exploiting religion, and religion is so supreme that it cannot be exploited or taken advantage of."

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"My legal bond with the A.K.P. may have ended the day I took the presidential oath of office, but my bonds of love have never ended and never will."

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