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‘We Believe We Can Achieve Something’

Turkey's prime minister speaks out from Davos.

By Lally Weymouth | NEWSWEEK
Published Jan 31, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Feb 9, 2009

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  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 04/01/2009 6:08:54 AM

    MR -OLMERT -CANNOT BE TRUSTED

    I AM GLAD ERDOGAN HAS LEARNT THAT LESSON THE HARD WAY -
    BUT HIS STANCE THAT HAMAS IS A TRUE DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATION AND THAT IT IS THE ONLY LEGIT PALESTINIAN REP IS TOTALLY CORRECT -
    ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR GAZA THE HARD WAY

  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 04/01/2009 6:05:50 AM

    BRAVO ETIQUETTE -WELL SAID -THE INDIANS NEED THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO WIPE THEIR STINKY ASS LIKE THE PREMATURE RETARDS THEY ARE

  • Posted By: lovejusticepeace @ 02/04/2009 2:17:28 AM

    If Palestine cannot be FREE , then Israel has no right to be FREE.
    If Eelam cannot be FREE , then Lanka has no right to be FREE.
    If Tibet cannot be FREE , then China has no right to be FREE.
    If Kurdistan cannot be FREE , then Turkey/Iran/Iraq have no right to be FREE.
    If Scotland cannot be FREE , then England has no right to be FREE.

    • Posted By: Etiquette @ 02/10/2009 1:57:01 PM

      HOW ABOUT THIS: IF J&K, ASSAM, MANIPUR, MEGHALAYA, MEZORAM, NAGALAND, TRIPURA, PUNJAB AND MAOISTAN CANNOT BE FREE, THEN INDIA HAS NO RIGHT TO BE FREE.
      YOU INDIANS HAVE A BAD HABBIT TO PUT YOU FILTHY NOSE IN OTHER BUSINESSES. YOU BETTER WIPE OUT YOUR DIRTY, FILTHY, STINKY ASS IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD FIRST.

  • Posted By: melike89 @ 02/07/2009 8:18:08 AM

    Absolutely.

  • Posted By: abcfortis @ 02/07/2009 7:11:04 AM

    If the European Union will be unconditionlly supporting Zionist Jewish or Evangelic Christian terrorist groups or states, it does not seem like a big issue for Turkey to stay out of the EU. Turkey has enough power and friends. Switzerland and Norway is out of the EU. EU is not an "idol". Turkey can live with or without it...

  • Posted By: p.s. khn @ 02/07/2009 1:28:01 AM

    European news sources (eg Welt online) reported that Turkey "can forget about" entering the EU now. We have all been told that Turkey is a vital NATO ally, and this may be true -- valuable so long as it remains loyal. But the signs are that Turkey will not be allowed to join the EU and it is legitimate to wonder if Turkey should be trusted within NATO. The current Islamist government runs contrary to the history of keeping politics secular. It's wonderful to have interlocutors who can make easy contact with Islamic terrorist groups, sure. But do you want them to be part of your family (union, alliance?

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  • Posted By: blue-green @ 02/06/2009 2:12:32 AM

    At last somebody had the caurage to say the truths. We should deal justly to powerless people.Which relagion they believe in should never mind.
    We are all human beings and we all should have the same rights....And living is the basic right...

  • Posted By: abcfortis @ 02/05/2009 5:45:22 AM

    Your restricted understanding of "nation" does not necessarily define everybody's understanding of "nation". Is America for example One Nation or many nations???

    "Kurds and Turks are one nation who share the same faith and moral values. They respect eachothers' ethnical and cultural heritages and work on solving pending issues to come to better "unity"

    Try to have a broader vision. We have had enough of racism or etnic nationalism...Those "divide and conquer" tricks do not work anymore for Turks and Kurds..

  • Posted By: MUGUR @ 02/03/2009 4:02:28 PM

    Some people are very funny. Actually, I feel pity for them. They comment on something which they do not know. If I am sure that they have not bad intended and try to find right path, I would invite them Turkey by meeting their expenses. As a Turk, I lived and worked and served in the east and south eastern part of Turkey where Kurdish people live mostly. I have many kurdish friends. There is no any discrimination against Kurds, west and east. They can elect and to be elected. They can be prime minister, president etc.There is no any limitation for them. We are the same rights. We fighted against imperialist forces shoulder to shoulder in freedom war. We died together. We are prepare die today if necessary. We are on the same boat.We are like an insperable part of one body. However, imperialists try to seperate us by using pkk, terrorist organization. But they can not be successful to do this. Because many Kurdish hate from pkk and not support them. They know the real face of pkk which is baby murderer. By the way, the wife of prime minister is from the city of Siirt in south eastern of Turkey.

  • Posted By: abcfortis @ 02/03/2009 7:54:12 AM

    Kurds and Turks are one nation who share the same faith and moral values. They respect eachothers' ethnical and cultural heritages and work on solving pending issues to come to better "unity". Some illegal gangs who had oppressed Kurdish people does not represent the Turkish people. Terrorist baby murderers like PKK does not represent Kurdish people. We stand for "justice" for every human being on earth. Enough for "lies", "One minute!" for "justice."

  • Posted By: abcfortis @ 02/03/2009 7:44:11 AM

    "ONE MINUTE!"

    The zionofascist commentators have lots of nerve...

    twisting the truth,fabricating lies, turning reality upside down...

    I advise people with "conscience" end the talks with them...

    It is a matter of principle.

    The zionofascists are savage barbarians and arrogant oppressors who hate everybody who has a heart and the value of justice and mercy in it.

  • Posted By: Taki @ 02/03/2009 7:26:29 AM

    i wonder that if there was another prime minister instead of Mr.Erdogan how would he/she react against the provocative speech of Mr.Peres. i found abnormal the reaction that found Mr.erdogan's reaction abnormal. president of a country will shake his finger at you in an international conference, and loud his voice but you, as aprime minister of a country won't make anything, is it possible. definitely no. but if you think israel can do everything whatever she wants, then you can blame Mr.Erdogan for his reaction.

  • Posted By: nlkatz @ 02/02/2009 9:16:28 AM

    "Nuaf Atar spoke about the use of Gazan schools to shoot rockets at Israel. Zabhi Atar revealed that Hamas used food coupons to entice Palestinians to join its ranks and Hamad Zalah said Hamas took control of UNRWA food supplies transferred to Gaza and refused to distribute them to people affiliated with Fatah.

    "These are three examples of testimony from Hamas and Islamic Jihad men who were captured by the IDF during Operation Cast Lead. Details of their interrogations have been released for publication by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency)".

    For the full story about the Gazans who tell Israeli investigators of Hamas abuses you may read here:

    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304655613&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull



    • Posted By: newtral @ 02/03/2009 12:02:22 AM

      Testimony from a captured tortured and forced prisoner who will say anything to ease the suffering? The journalist inside gaza is much more credible and consistent with other reports. Your prisoner testimony is not collaborated by anybody.

  • Posted By: melike89 @ 02/02/2009 5:16:55 PM

    I want to say this : they have all the rights with any citizen of Turkey. And they are not the only minorities living in Turkey. If they found a new country in Turkey's land, then others also try and make other terrorist attacks.
    Ever since Turkey Republic founded, with the borders,this land belongs to Turkey not any other country. And i dont know where you got the information that those areas are populated %100 Kurdish people. Believe me my brother lives in one of that area and there are many too. In contrast i have friends who are Kurdish and not living in thosse areas. Your claim is not true.

  • Posted By: melike89 @ 02/02/2009 4:45:38 PM

    To Mr harrylogy :
    Kurdish are totaly different aspect. Never a Turkish security member (police or soldier) has tried to kill a Kurdish child. Their attacks are to only PKK members. On the other side Kurdish terror organization (PKK) has killed lots of innocent Turkish children, women,men...
    Indeed,years ago there was never a problem with Kurdish but they started it. They wanna steal Turkey's land and found a Kurdish country. Is this ypur faith ? It shouldnt be. Turkey is a cosmopolitan country like America. There are minorities. And think that all of these want a new country for themselves. Is it logical ? No . All of them have the same right and freedom in my country. They are not abandoned. They are our buddies (Kurdish are also but not PKK members) .
    So before claiming something think twice, please. If any question : tsavtimelike@gmail.com

  • Posted By: MUGUR @ 02/02/2009 2:32:09 PM

    If you look at the history, Muslims'law enabled all beliefs to live in peace and together. Ottoman Empire was one of the good example of this reality. When Fatih Sultan Mehmet captured ??stanbul, He gave permission all beliefs to live in security. This is also idea of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, because he is coming from this culture.. As a Turkish citizen, I know very well that He craddles all society, all people from different beliefs in my country. He is very sesitive in front of unjustice and cruel behaviors. When muslim or a non muslim countrie's people, especially children and woman, suffer from anything, he feels their pains in his bone marrow and try to help them. This is the reason of his attitude in Davos. His target is not jewish people but wrong deeds of Israili government. Everybody who feels himself/herself like a bit humanbeing must protest Israili government's act and try to stop blood. Everybody should think their children when He/She saw a dead child body. What would you do then. Let's evaluate Recep Tayyip Erdo??an's attitude from this perspective and let's show our response to innocent's blood in a proper way.

  • Posted By: MUGUR @ 02/02/2009 2:30:49 PM

    If you look at the history, Muslims'law enabled all beliefs to live in peace and together. Ottoman Empire was one of the good example of this reality. When Fatih Sultan Mehmet captured ??stanbul, He gave permission all beliefs to live in security. This is also idea of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, because he is coming from this culture.. As a Turkish citizen, I know very well that He craddles all society, all people from different beliefs in my country. He is very sesitive in front of unjustice and cruel behaviors. When muslim or a non muslim countrie's people, especially children and woman, suffer from anything, he feels their pains in his bone marrow and try to help them. This is the reason of his attitude in Davos. His target is not jewish people but wrong deeds of Israili government. Everybody who feels himself/herself like a bit humanbeing must protest Israili government's act and try to stop blood. Everybody should think their children when He/She saw a dead child body. What would you do then. Let's evaluate Recep Tayyip Erdo??an's attitude from this perspective and let's show our response to innocent's blood in a proper way.

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