Turkey Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Turkey.
Top Quotes
“European Union”
“The Lofty Gate of the Royal Tent.”
“Turkey's true master is the peasant.”
“Turks can be killed, but they can never be conquered.”
“[I]n Germany we are giving work to two million people from Turkey.”
“Your Majesty may think me an impatient sick man, and that the Turks are even sicker.”
“We have on our hands a sick man,—a very sick man. [The sick man of Europe, the Turk.]”
“I always liked the common Turkish people unless they were stirred to passion by militarists.”
“[The Ottoman Empire] has the body of a sick old man, who tried to appear healthy, although his end was near.”
“[Turks] one and all, bag and baggage, shall I hope clear out from the province they have desolated and profaned.”
“The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the question, and the country be left to honest European guidance.”
“I immediately liked the people — brave, stoical, generous, hospitable and patriotic, if a little inclined to conspiracy theories.”
“The Republic of Turkey cannot be a country of sheikhs, dervishes, and disciples. The truest, most real order is the order of civilisation.”
“Wikiversity: Comparative law and justice/Turkey”
“[The Ottoman Empire] whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.”
“The torch that the Turkish nation holds in her hand and in her mind, while marching on the road of progress and civilisation, is positive sciences.”
“Understand this: Turkey is a country whose warnings should be taken seriously and listened to. Don't test Turkey's patience. Try to win its friendship.”
“I hate calumny so much that I do not want even to impute foolishness to the Turks, although I detest them as tyrants over women and enemies of the arts.”
“We became acquainted we found the people, whether Christian or Turkish, prevailingly of a friendly, kindly, progressive type, as is often the case with simple-minded people in times of peace.”
“…O Turkish child of future generations! As you see, even under these circumstances and conditions, it is your duty to save the Turkish Independence and the Republic! The strength that you will need is present in the noble blood which flows in your veins!”