In a post shared on his social media account, Presidency's Director of Communications, Fahrettin Altun, condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in front of a mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
In the post shared in English, Director of Communications Altun stated that there has occurred yet another disgusting and despicable act of Quran burning in Sweden on the most holy day of Muslims.
Director of Communications Altun stated the following in his post:
"We are sick and tired of enabling of Islamophobia and continued instances of hatred for our religion on the part of European authorities, especially in Sweden. Those who seek to become our allies in NATO, cannot tolerate or enable destructive behaviors of Islamophobic and xenophobic terrorists. This is obviously yet another provocative terrorist act targeting our religion on this sacred day. As our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, whoever enables this criminal act is complicit. Swedish authorities must take swift action and take a clear stance against terrorism in all of its forms. They cannot hide behind the excuse of freedom of expression and freedom of speech."
Pointing out that fighting terrorism is simply the most fundamental requirement in a civilized society and is a basic prerequisite of any serious alliance, Director of Communications Altun said, "Despite our dwindling hopes on this front, we expect that the European authorities will come to their senses about the threat of hatred against Islam."