UN-summit-Turkey-Islam

Contributed by NAMPA / AFP.

Erdogan chastises West over Koran burnings
United Nations, United States, Sept 19, 2023 (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday berated the West over desecration of the Koran, saying that attacks on Islam had reached "unbearable" levels.
Erdogan has for months put pressure on Sweden -- which has welcomed Kurdish activists Turkey sees as terrorists -- over burnings of the Islamic holy book that the Stockholm government has condemned but says are protected as freedom of speech.