Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Kurdish problem is not only the problem of one part of my nation: it is a problem of every one of us, including myself.

Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West and notably the US.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

Nas is one of my favorite rappers because you don't get any of that flashy stuntin'; you get the real, just raw bars. The way he tells stories and his vibe, I think we would make great music together.

There's never been anything I didn't love that I didn't connect with on a personal level because, to some degree, I projected upon it.