What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic. Recep Tayyip Erdogan conceptdemocracylaw Change image and share on social
However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone. Recep Tayyip Erdogan definedemocracyelection Change image and share on social
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East. Recep Tayyip Erdogan achievedemocracydemocratization share on social
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. Recep Tayyip Erdogan eastexplicitlylinger Change image and share on social
But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled. Recep Tayyip Erdogan culturedemocracyforemost Change image and share on social
It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds. Recep Tayyip Erdogan basisconsensusdemocratization Change image and share on social
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. Recep Tayyip Erdogan applybackgroundcultural Change image and share on social
I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current. Recep Tayyip Erdogan arabiacurrenteconomic Change image and share on social
