Foreign Ministry: Türkiye will continue fight against xenophobia and Islamophobia

Türkiye will continue the fight against xenophobia and Islamophobia. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Yasin Ekrem in an interview with Anadol after the ceremony of memory of the victims of the tragedy in German Zolingen.

The deputy minister drew attention to the trends of the growth of crimes on the basis of hostility in Western countries.

According to the diplomat, over the 30 years after the bloody crime in Zolingen, more than 50 citizens of Turkey were killed at the hands of the ultra -right.

He attracted attention to the data of the January report of human rights activists, according to which 730 crimes on the basis of hostility to Muslims were committed in Germany only in Germany, and in 2022 more than 660. Also, 54 attacks on structures belonging to Muslims were officially recorded.

The deputy head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey with reference to human rights activists noted that it is difficult for Muslims with their head covered at times to find a job.

According to him, according to the report of the Leopold Weiss Institute of Islamophobia in the year 202, 364 crimes on the basis of hatred for Muslims were committed in Germany last year.

Serim expressed concern in that in some countries of the West, hostile actions are perceived as normal behavior.

The deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Western countries to take specific measures against such acts that threaten all of humanity.