In intervention in the interior of France for the serious incidents that occurred after the murder of 17-year-old Nael by a police officer, the Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, as reported by SKAI’s Istanbul correspondent Manolis Kostidis.

“Turkey is concerned that the recent events in France could spark further oppression of Muslims and immigrants,” said Erdogan.

“Racist terrorist attacks do not only target Muslims, but also immigrants”, argued the Turkish president.

The president of Turkey after condemning the incidents and vandalism in France, spoke about colonial policies and policies of exclusion of Muslims and mentioned “those who sow winds reap storms.”

Ankara hopes that the recent events following police shootings in France will end as soon as possible, the Turkish president said.

Tayyip Erdogan also said that Turkey strongly condemns the Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, “calling on Israel to act with common sense and stop such actions.”

Turkish President Erdogan also strongly condemned the burning of the Koran in Sweden, saying that attacks on sacred values ​​”cannot to be characterized as freedom of thought”.

“We do not accept blackmail or threats, if they don’t keep what they have promised us about the fight against terrorist organizations, then we will not back down” he clarified regarding Sweden’s accession to NATO according to Manolis Kostidis.

“Everyone must accept that Turkey’s friendship cannot be won with the support of terrorismopening space for terrorists,” Erdogan said.

He noted that “our country has 7 million of its citizens abroad, the case of enmity against Turks and Muslims, apart from a matter of foreign policy, is also a matter of our national security”.

The Turkish president was mentioned and at the shipwreck at Pylos, stressing that “this event did not get as much publicity as the death of the five billionaires with the submarine”.