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.

There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that's it.

The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.

According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background.

The knife in the hand of a murderer kills, but if you give it to a doctor he will heal with it.

We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook.

My own daughters weren't able to study in Turkey because of their headscarves, so they went to the United States.

If we look at history, we will see that regimes which persecute [their people] do not remain standing.

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

It is impossible to preserve my friendship with people who are allegedly leaders when they are attacking their own people, shooting at them, using tanks and other forms of heavy weaponry.

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.

Joy brings smiles on our faces, it brings power, peace and sound mind.

I knew there were no ghosts in there, but on the other hand, what if there were?

And here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.

May you always walk in Beauty.

Friendship is far more delicate than love.

I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing.

The simpler the message, the broader the meaning, in many respects.

[I'm a conscious parent when I] believe that my child matters more than their relationship to academics or success.

Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.

We're going to think big, we're going to bet big.