Egemen Bag?s

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Turkey is united against terror. People from left and right, men, women, children, different ethnicities, different religious groups are all united, and they're all condemning terrorism. We have been fighting against PKK terrorism. We're fighting against Daesh, ISIS. We're fighting against FETO. We're fighting against the HKPC. So we know how hard dealing with terrorism is.
- Egemen Bag?s
Collection: Religious
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It is up to the historians, not politicians, to judge what happened in the past. Politicians look into the future.
- Egemen Bag?s
Collection: Past
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I really don't think that Turkey has become more conservative. It just so happens that the conservatives are a lot more visible today than they were previously.
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Collection: Thinking
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I think terrorists are trying to create instability in Turkey. They're trying to break Turkey apart from where she belongs, which is the Western world. They're trying to scare the people in Turkey, and they're trying to create instability in the country.
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Collection: Country
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Turkey is trying to fight with ISIS in al-Bab, in Syria, in Iraq, and our allies who have been with ISIS are not providing as much support and intelligence on this front. We have a saying Turkish. If your neighbour's house is on fire and you don't help them put it out, that fire will eventually burn your own home.
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Collection: Home
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The only way to deal with terrorism is through determination. Turkey is determined to fight against terrorism, with or without the support of our allies. I haven't seen any soldiers from Canada or the United States fighting alongside my soldiers, to be honest.
- Egemen Bag?s
Collection: Determination