“Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious that this is not a liberal, mature democracy. This is why I call Turkey a wobbly democracy. At any time, it can tip over and fall down.” ImportantFallDemocracyElectionObviousMatureRegimesTypicalTurkeysFalling DownFree Elections Author:Elif Safak
“Turkey in general became too involved with what is happening in Egypt and in Syria. Some politicians with neo-Ottoman dreams developed this idea of being a major player in the Middle East, which hasn't gone as expected.” IdeasDreamGonePlayerMiddleInvolvedPoliticianMajorsHappeningsEastExpectedMiddle EastSyriaEgyptTurkeysOttomans Author:Elif Safak
“Turkey has a very young, dynamic, curious population. In Europe, Facebook and Twitter are mostly about sharing daily experiences while for Turkish people, social networks are political platforms.” PeopleYoungPoliticalSocialEuropePopulationCuriousPlatformsTurkeysSocial NetworkTurkishDaily Experience Author:Elif Safak
“My list would be Russia, Morocco, Turkey, and South Africa I'm doing which is somewhere I've wanted to go, Australia, Japan maybe, and China, if I have the energy to go and play at all those places.” IfsPlayWould BeWantedEnergySouthChinaListsRussiaJapanAustraliaSouth AfricaTurkeysMorocco Author:A. R. Rahman
“I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chasing the turkey. All the other mom's encouraged my mom to get me into acting after that.” FirstsPlayActingRolesMomMy MomIndianGradesChasingTurkeys Author:Brie Larson
“And turkeys are a bird. A very nervous bird. You'd be nervous too if you knew that one day you'd get your head cut off and... filled with stuffing.” IfsCuttingOne DayBirdFilledNervousTurkeys Author:Bob Saget
“We're having a traditional Thanksgiving - turkey, mashed potatoes, hat buckles, smallpox, genocide, a blue corn moon, etc.” MoonBlueTraditionalHatsEtcGenocidePotatoesTurkeysCornSmallpoxBucklesMashed PotatoesThanksgiving Turkey Author:Bo Burnham
“The Elephant Man claimed his head was big because, it's so full of dreams. Actually, it's because his skull was shaped like a turkey.” MenDreamBigsElephantsTurkeysSkullsElephant Man Author:Dana Gould
“I'm not a sandwich store that only sells turkey sandwiches. I sell a lot of different things.” DifferentSellsStoresDifferent ThingsTurkeysSandwiches Author:Lady Gaga
“When you look at belief in such things - as do you go to heaven, is there a devil - we have more in common with (Muslin countries) Turkey and Iran and Syria than we do with European nations and Canada and nations that, yes, I would consider more enlightened that us.” LooksCountryBeliefHeavenNationsCommonDevilCanadaEnlightenedIranSyriaTurkeys Author:Bill Maher
“The science is in: either we go cold turkey on our coal, oil, and gas addictions, or we risk raising the planet's temperature to a level incompatible with the continued existence of civilization.” LevelsExistenceRiskPlanetsColdCivilizationAddictionOilGasCoalTurkeysTemperatureOil And GasCold Turkey Author:Richard Heinberg
“And dressed her [Madonna] up like a turkey. After I read that stuff, I thought long and hard about what one would do to dress someone up like a turkey. And I nailed it. I figured you've got to get out the Playtex glove, blow it up and put the glove over the head.” LongHardStuffDressesBlowTurkeysGloves Author:Sean Penn
“I really like Thanksgiving turkey... it does not take only time in Houston that you look at natural breasts.” LooksDoeNaturalBreastsOnly TimeTurkeysHoustonThanksgiving Turkey Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“We are seeing with great grief that America remains quiet as Turkey struggles against terrorism. Because there were promises given to us, and they need to be kept. If not, we can take care of our own business.” IfsNeedsCareAmericaGivenGriefStruggleSeeingPromiseQuietRemainsTerrorismTake CareTurkeysOwn Business Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“I can't cook, but I can make a turkey and cheese sandwich like nobody else.” I CanCooksCheeseTurkeysSandwichesCheese Sandwiches Author:Kevin Hart
“Iran is a huge country and much, much more sophisticated than most people imagine... It certainly has the potential to be at least the way Turkey is to most Americans.” PeopleWayCountryImagineHugeIranSophisticatedTurkeys Author:Hooman Majd
“Turkey is viewed as a very modern country and a great place to go and visit and yet Islamic as well. Iran is in some ways like that... with the difference that Iran is probably more influential than Turkey in affairs that are of interest to us.” WayWellsCountryDifferencesModernIslamicIranTurkeysInfluentialPlaces To Go Author:Hooman Majd
“If the Schengen system (of border-free travel) is destroyed, Europe will be seriously endangered politically and economically. That is why we Europeans have to invest billions in Turkey, Libya, Jordan and other countries in the region as quickly as possible everybody as much as they can.” IfsCountryEuropeBillionsDestroyedBordersRegionsOther CountriesTurkeysJordanLibya Author:Wolfgang Schauble
“I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into its own country.” WarCountryFactsCivil WarSyriaTurkeysSympatheticSpilling Author:Thomas de Maiziere
“And if you look at the experience of Turkey, for example, where the modern Islamists are in power and are doing fine - this is very good. Because democracy is not possible in the Muslim world without bringing in the Islamists or part of the Islamists who hate us now into these governments.” IfsWorldLooksGovernmentHateDemocracyModernExampleFineVery GoodTurkeysIslamistsMuslim World Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
“I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan and Iraq are being overwhelmed by those fleeing the conflict in Syria, often with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many are severely tortured - abused women and their traumatized children whose husbands, fathers, and brothers have been killed or permanently disabled.” ChildrenLongHas BeensTodayFatherBrotherHusbandConflictClothesLong TimeIraqPalestinianSyriaRefugeeOverwhelmedTurkeysIsraeliDisabledJordanFleeingLebanonAbused WomenBeing OverwhelmedFather And BrotherPalestinian Refugees Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“If you want to speak about different ethnicities and diversity, rap and hip-hop are all over the planet. Every country, from Turkey to Australia, now has tons of hip-hop artists. The music and artistry have moved way faster than the corporatization of the music. You do need organization and opportunity for these artists to express themselves, and I don't think it has to come from a corporate co-signing.” IfsThinkingWayWantNeedsDifferentCountryArtistOpportunitySpeakPlanetsDiversityOrganizationMovedHip HopRapHipsFasterCorporateHopsAustraliaTurkeysArtistrySigningEthnicityHip Hop Artist Author:Chuck D
“The man was reportedly allowed to bring the turkey onboard as a therapy pet because it was an emotional support animal. It's so cute. It had one of those vests saying support animal, do not pet or baste.” MenAnimalSupportEmotionalHe ManTherapyCutePetTurkeysVestsEmotional Support Author:Mike Pesca
“Turkey's great if you're one of those people who can't sleep on planes because when the tryptophan kicks in, it's no problem.” PeopleIfsProblemSleepPlanesKicksNo ProblemTurkeysCan't Sleep Author:Mike Pesca
“Turkey's NATO membership is one thing that is forestalling the worst-case scenario - open conflict between Russia and Turkey - because neither Moscow nor the West wants a Russian NATO conflict to erupt.” WantCasesOne ThingWorstConflictWestRussiaTurkeysScenariosNatoMembershipMoscowWorst Case Scenario Author:Peter Kenyon
“We are seeing reports that NATO's sending early warning radar planes and German military personnel to Turkey. That might reduce the chances of another incident like this jet shoot down. And obviously both NATO and the U.S. are pressing their ally Turkey to urgently deescalate the situation.” MightChanceSituationSeeingMilitaryDown AndPlanesReportsAlliesWarningTurkeysIncidentsJetNatoRadarPersonnelMilitary Personnel Author:Peter Kenyon
“I think it's important to remember the tensions between Turkey and Russia predate this jet shoot down by some time. I mean, Russia's long been Bashar al-Assad's strongest backer.” ThinkingMeanLongImportantRememberRussiaTensionStrongestAlsTurkeysJetAssadBashar Al Assad Author:Peter Kenyon
“And it's significant that he has been using the, you know, language of betrayal in his rhetoric about Turkey. He called the shoot down a treacherous stab in the back by an accomplice of the terrorists. And that suggests that there could still be some harsh revenge in store for Turkey.” KnowsHas BeensStillsLanguageBetrayalRevengeStoresTerroristSignificantRhetoricHarshTurkeysTreacherousAccomplices Author:Corey Flintoff
“Well the most likely emerging countries are Japan, Turkey, and Poland. So I would say Eastern Europe, the Middle East and a maritime war by Japan with the United States enjoying its own pleasures.” WellsWarCountryStatesEnjoyPleasureUnitedUnited StatesMiddleEuropeEastJapanMiddle EastEasternTurkeysEmergingPolandEastern EuropeMaritime Author:George Friedman
“I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus.” FishesMeatObsessedChickensTurkeysSushiHummus Author:Shawn Johnson
“Iraq, for the first time, gives al Qaeda and its allies contiguous safe-haven territory to train and launch attacks into the Levant. First into Jordan and Syria, and then into Lebanon, and virtually and ultimately into Israel and probably Egypt too. It also gives them haven to eventually work their way toward Turkey and into the Arabian Peninsula.” WayGivingFirstsHavensSafeFirst TimeTrainIraqIsraelAlsTerritoryAlliesSyriaEgyptTurkeysJordanAl QaedaLebanonSafe HavenArabianPeninsulas Author:Michael Scheuer
“When Manuel Valls says there's nothing to understand because "understanding is justifying," he echoes back to Georges W Bush's logic in 2001. When François Hollande says "they are attacking us because of who we are," what does it say about victims in Mali, Baghdad, Ivory Coast or Turkey?” DoeUnderstandingLogicVictimWho We AreEchoesCoastTurkeysAttackingBaghdadIvoryMaliAttacking Us Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Still I have been invited I don't know how many times to Turkey, where Turkey has been following very quickly in the footsteps of what is sometimes referred to as the movement of cyber-dissidents. They have been training young people and also encouraging them to come into contact with western Muslims.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensStillsSometimesYoungKnow HowMovementTrainingWesternFollowingContactInvitedTurkeysFootstepsCyberDissidents Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I don't like this vision that Turkey is successful because it is as successful as the western powers in economic terms. But I do think they are trying to find a new space in the multi-polar world, and this is what I am advocating. I don't think that Muslims have an alternative model.” ThinkingWorldTryingTermSpaceVisionSuccessfulEconomicModelsWesternAlternativesTurkeysAdvocating Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Turkey, Japan do great work because they can keep under control their little personal selfishness, egoism, jealousy, etc. when they get down to work.” LittlesSelfishnessEtcJapanTurkeysGreat WorkEgoism Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Turkey will "inevitably" join the EU in our lifetime unless we vote to leave.” VoteLifetimeTurkeys Author:Michael Gove
“Even Boris Johnson doesn't think there's going to be a United States of Europe. ​And I think there's a real question here that you're being asked to make a decision that's irreversible we cant change it, we wake up on Friday and we don't like it, and we're being sold it on a lie because they lied about the cost of Europe, they lied about Turkey's entrance to Europe, they lied about the European army because we've got a veto for that they put that in their leaflets and they've lied about this here tonight too and its not good enough you deserve the truth you deserve the truth.” ThinkingRealStatesEnoughLyingDecisionUnitedUnited StatesCostDeserveEuropeArmyWake UpTonightGood EnoughFridayTurkeysCantLiedJohnsonEntrancesNot Good EnoughIrreversibleReal QuestionsVeto Author:Ruth Davidson
“The main thing is that Ataturk saw the desperate condition of the countries that had not had an industrial revolution. Ataturk saw where history was going. He really did in Turkey what we are all hoping somebody will do in [Islamic] countries where fundamentalists thrive, that they get somebody today that has the vision that Ataturk had in 1915.” CountryTodayVisionSawsConditionsRevolutionIslamicDesperateThriveTurkeysIndustrial RevolutionAtaturk Author:Ahmet Ertegun
“President Erdogan is aiming Turkey at a Sharia nation. That’s where he wants to go. He is a Sharia law, full-fledged, one percent Islamist.” WantLawNationsPresidentPercentTurkeysIslamistsShariaErdoganSharia Law Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In any form or fashion, people are finding a way to inflict pain and sadness on people, on a daily basis. We have this situation in Turkey, we have this situation with ISIS, and we have our own internal fights within the United States.” PeopleWayStatesPainFormFightingUnitedSituationUnited StatesSadnessFashionFindingsBasesInternalsTurkeysIsis Author:Edwin Hodge
“Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others.” StillsMonthsEuropeWake UpStuckBordersAgreementRefugeeCouncilTurkeysGreeceProposal Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“A small minority in Turkey even accuses me of having political ambitions, when in fact I have been struggling with various illnesses for many years.” YearsHas BeensFactsPoliticalStruggleAmbitionIllnessVariousMinoritiesTurkeysPolitical Ambition Author:Fethullah Gulen
“When I had to say something that I didn't like to Turkey, but of which I was sure, I said it, with the consequences that you all know [Editor's note: a reference to his comments on the Armenian Genocide]. I said these words ... I was sure” KnowsSaidConsequenceNotesEditorsCommentGenocideTurkeysArmeniansArmenian Genocide Author:Pope Francis
“I met my first turkey at an animal sanctuary in 2000. The sanctuary owner brought out a turkey named Olivia who had been rescued from a factory farm. As I sat on the grass and reached out to pet her, she climbed into my lap and fell asleep. I was flabbergasted and charmed.” FirstsAnimalMetsGrassSatPetOwnersFarmsFactoriesTurkeysLapSanctuaryCharmedOlivia Author:Karen Dawn
“Seriously, many people have told me they can't eat turkeys anymore after getting to know them. I think in the wider world, when the stories air on the media, they help banish the idea that birds, other than parrots, are somehow lesser.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldIdeasHelpingStoriesAirMediaBirdTurkeysParrots Author:Karen Dawn
“Politicians like Prime Minister David Cameron have lost all sense of reality. The people have seen how billions were spent on Greece and Turkey, on deals with Erdogan or for asylum seekers.” PeopleRealityLostDealsPoliticianBillionsMinistersPrimePrime MinisterTurkeysGreeceSeekersAsylumsCameronErdoganAsylum Seekers Author:Geert Wilders
“I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in general and ISIS in particular. It concerns Iran as well, it concerns Saudi Arabia (although the two countries do not get along very well, ISIS threatens both of them), it concerns Jordan, it concerns Turkey (in spite of certain problems regarding the Kurdish issue), and, in my opinion, everybody is interested in resolving the situation. Our task is to join these efforts to fight against a common enemy.” ThinkingShouldWellsTwoCountryProblemCertainFightingCommonEffortSituationOpinionEnemyIssuesParticularConcernTasksThreatTerrorismSpiteRegionsIranTurkeysIsisJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisTwo CountriesCommon EnemyKurdish Author:Vladimir Putin
“As far as I know, Russians are the first among tourists going to Turkey; last year three million Russians visited that country, although its climate zone is almost the same as the one of the Black sea region. Therefore, we have had an important task to develop an infrastructure in this region of the Russian Federation.” KnowsYearsFirstsImportantCountryLastsThreeBlackMillionsSeaTasksClimateZoneRegionsLast YearInfrastructureTurkeysTouristsFederation Author:Vladimir Putin
“Not possessing definite geographical boundaries, at least in the East - its distinction from Asia is problematic, considering that two large countries, Russia and Turkey, stretch between the two continents - , Europe, from the beginning, has defined itself from the perspective of the constitutive specificity of its philosophical principles: the freedom of the Greek cities as opposed to the Asian despotic regimes. Although these principles were often contradicted and reversed into their opposite, the idea of Europe is inseparable from them.” TwoIdeasCountryCitiesPrinciplesPerspectiveEuropeOppositesPhilosophicalEastRussiaBoundariesDefinedGreekDistinctionRegimesContinentsConsideringDefiniteAsiaTurkeysAsianInseparablePossessingSpecificity Author:Roberto Esposito
“Among mammals, a virgin birth (parthenogenesis) can only produce female offspring, for chromosomal reasons. Messiahs are mammals. Therefore, Jesus was... On the other hand, among turkeys, the chromosomal situation is such that all products of virgin birth are males. So if Jesus was a male, he might also have been.” IfsHas BeensReasonHandsMightJesusSituationAtheismProduceProductsBirthFemaleMalesVirginsTurkeysOffspringMessiahMammalsVirgin Birth Author:Frank Zindler