Last week, several European consulates in Istanbul closed down citing “security reasons”
Turkish police said they had found no evidence of any specific threat against foreign nationals after remanding 15 people suspected of links to the group. Islamic state who are accused of targeting consulates, but also non-Muslim places of worship, as state media reported today.
Last week, several European consulates in Istanbul closed citing “security reasons” and several Western countries warned their citizens of the high risk of attacks on diplomatic missions and non-Muslim places of worship in Turkey, following a series of far-right protest incidents involving the burning of the of the Koran in Europe, during the preceding weeks.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, citing a police statement in Istanbul, said 15 suspects “had been instructed to target Swedish and Dutch consulates, as well as Christian and Jewish places of worship.”
Although the suspects’ ties to the jihadist organization were confirmed, no specific threats against foreign citizens were identified, according to the same statement.
Ankara recalled nine ambassadors in criticism of the coordinated shutdown of European consulates, and Turkish officials later said Western countries had not provided information to substantiate their claims about the security threat.
Turkey suspended the negotiations for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATOfollowing a protest in Stockholm during which a copy of the Muslim holy book of the Koran was burned.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu yesterday reiterated his country’s irritation at what Ankara characterizes as Sweden’s inaction regarding organizations that Turkey accuses of terrorist activity.
Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed an agreement in June 2022 aimed at overcoming Ankara’s objections to the two countries joining NATO, with the two Nordic countries pledging to adopt a tougher stance especially against local members. of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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