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On Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to "listen to people's outcries and extremely humanistic demands" and continued his advice:
Meet the freedom demands of people without a doubt. In today’s world, freedoms cannot be postponed or overlooked.
We are mortal. We will all die and be judged by those who remain. As Muslims, our final address is a two-cubic-meter hole. What matters is to be remembered with respect. We should listen to the voice of our conscience and the voice of our people and be ready either for their good prayers or curses. We are for the people; we are in the service of the people.
Turkey will continue to stand side-by-side with both the Tunisian and Egyptian people and continue to share their hope and happiness.
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