The Dutch ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry, where they voiced protest over the January 22 action against the Quran in The Hague, the Turkish ministry posted on Twitter on Tuesday.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms the vile attack of an anti-Islamic person in The Hague on January 22, targeting the Quran," the statement said. "The Dutch ambassador was summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry, and a strong protest was voiced and the inadmissibility of such provocative actions was pointed out," the statement said.
According to the NTV channel, the leader of one of the racist movements tore the Quran in front of the Dutch parliament building.
The Turkish foreign ministry stressed that it considers the new case of Quran desecration as an action aimed at inciting enmity toward Islam and separatism, "in which Europe already knows no limits." "Such actions are not only directed against the entire Muslim world, but also violate generally accepted human rights and freedoms, moral values and social tolerance, as well as trample the culture of living together in peace."
The Turkish authorities strongly condemned the January 21 burning of the Quran copy outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, calling the action "racist" and "modern barbarism." Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Sweden should no longer expect Ankara's support for its NATO membership bid after the scandalous and anti-Turkish actions in Stockholm.
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Based on materials from TASS