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TURKISH PREMIER SAYS INCITING ISLAMOPHOBIA TO WIN ELECTIONS IS IRRESPONSIBLE
Cumhuriyet
March 13 2012
Turkey
Turkey's prime minister said on Tuesday that inciting xenophobia,
particularly Islamophobia, in order to win elections was so
irresponsible.
ANKARA- Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it would be a historic
mistake for Europe, which had paid heavy prices due to fascism,
to remain silent to the new and emerging fascism wave.
"French President Nicolas Sarkozy is inciting discrimination and
xenophobia before presidential elections in the country," Erdogan
told a gathering of his Justice & Development (AK) Party in Ankara.
Erdogan said Sarkozy had started to assume a more dangerous and
aggressive stance after French Constitutional Council corrected a
historic mistake regarding a law criminalizing denial of Armenian
allegations of incidents of 1915.
"Sarkozy is making xenophobia a matter of internal politics, and
making threatening remarks against foreigners in his country, which
are so dangerous remarks that take European Union's (EU) universal
values and fundamental principles as a target," he said.
Erdogan said when innocent people were killed in Gaza and people lost
their lives in Afghanistan and Syria was experiencing a massacre, it
is a shame of humanity for France to assume a synchronous xenophobia.
"Xenophobia, which has turned into a serious threat in many European
countries, is so obvious in France today. We expect European leaders
and institutions to see this threatening development and take immediate
measures," he said.
Erdogan said Turkey believed that Europe would not make a mistake
and harm confidence among people across its borders as well as with
people outside its borders.
Moreover, Erdogan said Israel continued its massacre in Gaza, and
noted that bloodshed continued in the Middle East despite Turkey's
warning, calls and sincere recommendations.
Erdogan said Turkey would continue to be hopeful, stand firm against
injustice, and continue to voice the realities en every platform in
order to end the massacre and bloodshed.
"I once more reiterate my call to Israel to end its inhumane attack
on Gaza and Palestine's territories, and I particularly call on
Israeli citizens, who are also victims of a genocide, to object to
genocide attempts against Palestinians and ask their state to end
state terrorism," Erdogan said.
Erdogan also said Turkey would continue to stand by Gazan people.
Cumhuriyet
March 13 2012
Turkey
Turkey's prime minister said on Tuesday that inciting xenophobia,
particularly Islamophobia, in order to win elections was so
irresponsible.
ANKARA- Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it would be a historic
mistake for Europe, which had paid heavy prices due to fascism,
to remain silent to the new and emerging fascism wave.
"French President Nicolas Sarkozy is inciting discrimination and
xenophobia before presidential elections in the country," Erdogan
told a gathering of his Justice & Development (AK) Party in Ankara.
Erdogan said Sarkozy had started to assume a more dangerous and
aggressive stance after French Constitutional Council corrected a
historic mistake regarding a law criminalizing denial of Armenian
allegations of incidents of 1915.
"Sarkozy is making xenophobia a matter of internal politics, and
making threatening remarks against foreigners in his country, which
are so dangerous remarks that take European Union's (EU) universal
values and fundamental principles as a target," he said.
Erdogan said when innocent people were killed in Gaza and people lost
their lives in Afghanistan and Syria was experiencing a massacre, it
is a shame of humanity for France to assume a synchronous xenophobia.
"Xenophobia, which has turned into a serious threat in many European
countries, is so obvious in France today. We expect European leaders
and institutions to see this threatening development and take immediate
measures," he said.
Erdogan said Turkey believed that Europe would not make a mistake
and harm confidence among people across its borders as well as with
people outside its borders.
Moreover, Erdogan said Israel continued its massacre in Gaza, and
noted that bloodshed continued in the Middle East despite Turkey's
warning, calls and sincere recommendations.
Erdogan said Turkey would continue to be hopeful, stand firm against
injustice, and continue to voice the realities en every platform in
order to end the massacre and bloodshed.
"I once more reiterate my call to Israel to end its inhumane attack
on Gaza and Palestine's territories, and I particularly call on
Israeli citizens, who are also victims of a genocide, to object to
genocide attempts against Palestinians and ask their state to end
state terrorism," Erdogan said.
Erdogan also said Turkey would continue to stand by Gazan people.