Na pres-konferenciji sa svojim iranskim kolegom Mahmoudom Ahmadinejadom, turski predsjednik iskoristio je priliku da pozove na reforme, izrazivši podršku regionalnom valu demokratskih pokreta i pozivajući vlade da "poslušaju zahtjeve svog naroda".
At a press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Turkish president took the opportunity to call for reforms, expressing support for the regional wave of democracy movements and urging governments to "listen to the demands of their people".