“If Turkey does not fulfill the criteria, then Turkey should be bound in Europe by the strongest possible bond and if the union can't absorb Turkey, then we are also looking for the strongest possible alternative bond.”
Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel
“Believe me or not everything is not possible”
Asif Atahi
“ Some .. see things that are ... and ask why ? I Dream things that never were ... and ask Why Not ! ”
G.B. Shaw
“Turkey could not have obtained loans under better conditions.”
Kemal Dervis
“The name of the game in Turkey has been conglomerates and the banks. But we feel that's not where the future returns are going to come from.”
Alfredo Viegas
“Turkey does not need 8-10 years to conclude negotiations, particularly close technical matters.”
Ali Babacan
“Turkey does not have a bridge through tradition with Christian Europe, and therefore it should be part of the Arabian bloc ... What has made Europe great has been Jesus Christ.”
Joseph Fessio