Erdoğan: If we do not stop anti-Islamism, disrespecting the holy book will result in dire ways.
Turkey’s president stated that the attack on Islamic sanctuaries under the pretext of freedom of speech cannot be accepted, saying that the danger of anti-Islamism is increasing every day.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who traveled to New York, gave a speech at the dinner of the Turkish-American National Steering Committee on Monday morning.
Erdoğan said that he does not accept attacks on Islamic holy places under the pretext of freedom of speech, and that the danger of anti-Islamism is increasing every day.
According to “Anatolia” news agency, he explained about this: “There is a possibility that the attacks that mainly target Muslims today, will occur tomorrow against groups with different origins, languages, cultures and beliefs.”
The president of Turkey stated: “We will never accept that the attack on the sanctuaries of 2 billion Muslims around the world is justified under the guise of freedom of speech and thought.”
“We, as Turkey, warn against this danger that is growing like a snowball,” Erdogan said, saying that if the hostility to Islam is not stopped, the abusers will become more reckless.
According to this report, he went on to discuss Ankara-Washington relations and said: “There are interest-seeking groups that act to poison the relations between Turkey and America. We will prevent this by telling the truth and acting as the representative of Turkey.”
According to Anatoly, the Turkish president continued saying that differences of opinion are normal in relations between governments: “But we know that there are more common areas [with America] and many opportunities [for cooperation].”
Erdoğan also emphasized that he will increase bilateral cooperation based on common interests in the future period regarding Turkey-US relations.
The relations between Washington and Ankara in the last few years over the American support for the Kurdish militias in northern Syria, the non-extradition of Fethullah Gulen, the withdrawal of Turkey from the joint production program of F-35 fighters, and the tying of the sale of F-16 fighters to the approval of Sweden’s membership application. In NATO, it was distorted.
A few days ago, the spokesperson of the US State Department rejected the connection between the sale of F-16 fighters to Turkey and Sweden’s request to join NATO, but some members of Congress believe that these two issues are related.