As an academic, this was not the lifestyle I had planned for myself. Now I see myself everywhere.

Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.

Zero problems with neighbors' is a value. But another equally important value is to establish peace.

Every family in Konya has at least one shoemaker in their midst, and I am one of those families.

Today the search for a new global order is under way.

Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.

Our future is our sense of common destiny.

If you can serve everyone who visits you, you must be doing well in business.

We said that pledges made in the peace process need to be fulfilled as soon as possible.

Some things are difficult to adapt to.

Turkey wants a policy of engagement exactly like President Obama's new approach. Policy of engagement, less confrontation, less tense attitude, especially in the region.

Let us all smile at each other for a smile is the beginning of love.

Intellectual talent will give us the upper-hand in the game of life. Fortunately, we all can develop it

Mankind is flawed and to place absolute faith in it and it's understandings is flawed itself.

Twist a tongue, and tongue a twist how many twists can a tongue twister twist around the twisting tongue.

Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us. I miss meaning something to someone, having that part of being human.

Good God! how should the mitral valves prevent the regurgitation of air and not of blood?

One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God.

A man will be generally very old and feeble before he forgets how much money he has in the funds.

You can love someone so much...But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.

While we desire, we do not enjoy; and with enjoyment desire ceases.