Turkey Quotations | Page 2

(If) Turkey continues not to implement (EU rules and regulations) ... its path towards the European Union will end.

If the truth needs to be told, I love Turkey and the Turkish nation and I want to serve it.

If the European Union decides not to keep its word, if its own leaders decide to forget their signatures beneath the decisions they've made before the ink has even dried ... if they decide to ignore all this and impose new conditions that Turkey will never accept ... then of course in that case this kind of partnership can never be.

Turkey does not have an official exchange rate target.

Those looking from Europe see Turkey as an economic success, whereas others from the Middle East see Turkey as a democratic success.

Turkey has a young and growing population. Until recently, this was perceived as a problem, a burden that Turkey would bring to the E.U. But it is, in fact, an asset that can help the population deficit of the E.U. and the economic growth of Turkey.

It is unfair to ask Turkey to make a unilateral concession to take goods from Cyprus within the customs union when the E.U. is not open to northern Cyprus.

Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

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

Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria.