September 21, 2009 - 15:45 AMT
Erdogan: our goal is restoration of Ottoman Empire might
Turkey's goal is to live in peace with all countries and restore the might of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

"I believe that each Turkish family should have at least three children. We believe in Turkey's future and call on everybody to believe," he said.

Dwelling on Turkish-Russian relations, he described them as strategic.

"Russia is our partner. The trade between our countries has reached $40 billion," Milliyet newspaper quoted Erdogan as saying.