MADRID, 29 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Government of Turkey has recommended its citizens residing abroad to be alert to the increase in “anti-Islamic, xenophobic and racist actions” in Europe and the United States amid friction over the act of burning a Koran near the Embassy in Sweden that has sparked protests from several Muslim-majority countries.
“Citizens who live or plan to travel to countries where these types of acts are carried out should be cautious, stay away from areas where demonstrations may intensify, and act calmly in the face of possible xenophobic and racist attacks and harassment,” he said. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement published on its website.
The travel alert comes after the governments of Sweden, Norway and Denmark issued their respective statements on Saturday urging their fellow citizens to avoid crowds and crowds on their possible visits to Turkey in response to the growing diplomatic tension with Ankara.
These notices were issued after Turkey’s express blockade of Sweden’s entry into NATO or Ankara’s criticism of “Islamophobic” behavior such as the burning of a copy of the Koran in Stockholm at the hands of a Swedish-Danish far-right, Rasmus Paludan.
In fact, Paludan has announced his intention to burn a copy of the Koran every Friday until Sweden can join NATO, to which Turkey has responded by summoning the Danish ambassador to protest.
Other notable incidents have been the demonstration in which a wimp of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was hung by the feet in Stockholm or another in which pages of the Koran were torn in the Netherlands.
It should be noted that the official notice of the Ministry for Turkish residents in the United States particularly highlights the social tension derived from the protests against the death of Tire Nichols, a black man, after being beaten by the Memphis City Police.