The Republic of Turkey has summoned Danny Annan, Danish
ambassador to Turkey, over recent attacks on the holy Koran and the Turkish
flag.
On Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Turkey
condemned attacks on the Koran and the Turkish flag. It said in a statement,
“This act is clear proof that Islamophobia, xenophobia, discrimination and
racism have recently increased in Europe.”
Last week, Patrioterne Gar Live, a Danish far-right group,
burned a copy of the holy Koran and the Turkish flag. The group gathered
outside the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen to burn a copy of the Koran.
Subsequently, Turkey condemned the incident. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and
Pakistan also condemned the incident.
While summoning Danny Annan, Turkey said that "we
strongly condemn and protest this vile attack.” Turkey asked Denmark to take
effective measures to prevent such incidents in the country.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said in a statement, “Saudi
Arabia condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the burning of the Holy
Quran by an extremist group in Denmark.”
The Turkish government urged Danish authorities to prevent
such incidents. The Danish foreign ministry did not yet comment on the
incident.
Earlier this year, a protest in Stockholm, the Capital of
Sweden, against Islam and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan by a far-right
anti-immigrant Danish/Swedish politician also increased tension between Turkey
and Denmark. Subsequently, the Turkish National Defence Ministry condemned such
incidents in European countries. Turkey urged Denmark and Sweden to prevent
further provocations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco also condemned
the incident. The ministry said in a statement, “Although this heinous act was
committed in front of the diplomatic representation of another Muslim country,
the Kingdom of Morocco considers it a provocative act.”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry previously summoned Denmark’s
Ambassador to Turkey in January over an attack against the holy book of the
Koran.
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